Tuesday, April 2, 2013

6000 hours for the Mirage 2000-5F

Last week, the Mirage 2000-5F No. 52 Fighter Squadron 1/2 "Stork" totaled 6,000 hours of flight.
 
Sunday, March 24, 2013, in the context of continuously operating Mont-de-Marsan, the Mirage 2000-5F 52-EH took off to intercept a few minutes Transall Air Force bound for the Africa.

This practice scramble, takeoff warning for training, took particular note since the landing, the aircraft totaled exactly 6000 hours.

Always brave, this weapon Mirage 2000-5F, 24 hours on 24 and 7 days on 7, with others of its congeners, the various plots of continuously operating in France. This aircraft offers constantly the High Authority Air Defense the ability to respond quickly to any type of event occurring in the third dimension.Assistance in flight escort suspect aircraft, the Mirage 2000 as the helicopter is the last link in a chain that involves robust and responsive continuously several airmen of all specialties.


Former Mirage 2000 RDI transformed into 2000-5F aircraft, if he could speak, retrace probably the most beautiful pages in the recent history of the Air Force. It would probably also spare a thought for all the attention that he wore different generations of mechanics. Pending his next scramble, the Mirage 2000-5F continues to ensure ...

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