• Aircraft:

  Dassault Mirage F1

• Reg: 508 photos
• Serial #:

  508

• Airline: Libya - Air Force
• Photo Date: Feb 25, 2011
• Uploaded: Mar 29, 2011
• Malta Int'l - LMML, Malta

A Historic Moment. Two Libyan Air Force Dassault Mirage F1 defected from Libya to Malta without any notice. The Pilots were commanded to bombard Libyan revolutionaries (civilians). The Pilots refused and deflected with their jets to Malta, declaring that they were low on fuel and requested a diversion to MLT. When they Landed they sought political asylum. This Mirage was refurbished by Dassault and is painted with this stunning Desert Camouflage livery. Also note that under the wing, one can see MATRA Type 155 rocket launcher.

Photographer

Aircraft

TLP 2023-4

Aplace2land 508

500 2 0 Dassault Mirage 2000-5BG

Mateo León 508

410 0 0 Dassault Mirage 2000-5BG

Rodrigo Train 508

475 4 0 Dassault Mirage 2000-5BG

Photo location

MSA130 9H-NEF

62 1 0 Airbus A320-251N

Slide scan

Michael Genovese G-AWZB

100 2 0 Hawker Siddeley HS-121 Trident 3

Slide scan, two other Caribous are seen in the background, used for spares

Michael Genovese N50NC

465 12 0 De Havilland Canada DHC-4A Caribou

Photographer

On landing

Buzu N637CC

197 1 0 Bombardier Dash 8-Q202

At Apron 4

Buzu PT-ZNG

237 1 0 Embraer KC-390

On landing

Buzu N599XQ

160 0 0 Bombardier Dash 8-315