1/48 Eduard Mirage IIICJ

by Yoav Efrati

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Here are some photos of my 1/48 Eduard Mirage IIICJ completed in First Jet Squadron markings applied between 1964 and 1969. 

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The aircraft, tail number 45 is unique in downing the only Lebanese kill for the IAF. The Lebanese kill was a Hawker Hunter downed over Lebanon during June 1967 Six Day War. The two Iraqi kills were scored a day after the Lebanese kill when escorting a Vautour bomber raid on the Iraqi air base of H3. The Iraqi kills were a Hunter and a MiG-21F-13. During peace talks with Jordan it was learned that the Iraqi Hunter was actually flown by Jordanian pilot who defected to Iraq in order to avoid the Israeli raids.

A detailed step by step on how to build and paint the Eduard's Mirage IIICJ appears in the December issue of Scale Aircraft Modelling. A full account of the kills is featured in the February issue of Scale Aircraft Modelling.

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The Mirage downing Hunter photo montage was made by my friend Ed Okun. The Iraqi Hunter was build by Ed Okun in 1/32 from the Revell kit.  The markings for this beautiful bird are from IsraDecal sheet IAF-33.  I'm pleased to report my Mirage won 1st place award - IPMS Israel 04 Oct 2004.

Yoav

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Photos and text © by Yoav Efrati