Image Gallery: November 2005
Relocation of Mirage A3-36
23 November 2005
Residents of Katherine and Darwin were
confronted by an unusual sight as a Mirage A3-36
Aircraft left RAAF Base Tindal bound for Darwin's
Aviation Heritage Centre in a rather unconventional
manner – by truck.
The aircraft, a Dassault Mirage Mk IIIO that
saw service with Tindal based No.75 Squadron
in Butterworth, was retired from service in
1985 after crashing into mud flats in Darwin
harbour due to engine failure.
The
pilot, then Flying Officer now Air Vice-Marshal
John Quaife, ejected safely. The aircraft, however,
sustained irreparable damage but was recovered
from the mud flats by an A model Chinook to
be taken to Darwin’s Aviation Heritage
Centre.
The Mirage A3-36 was loaned to No. 75 Squadron
from the Heritage Centre for restoration and
for display purposes during the Squadron’s
60th Anniversary in 2002.
Now that the restoration is complete, the Mirage
A3-36 will make the long 300km-road journey
from RAAF Tindal to Darwin's Aviation Heritage
Centre where it will become a public display.
| 000-179-208_0014 Mirage A3-36 in the process of being lifted over the gates of RAAF Tindal by heavy lift crane onto a waiting truck for transport through Katherine and onto Darwin. (Date taken: 22 November 2005) Low-res | High-res |
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| 000-179-208_0017 Mirage A3-36 in the process of being lifted over the gates of RAAF Tindal by heavy lift crane onto a waiting truck for transport through Katherine and onto Darwin. (Date taken: 22 November 2005) Low-res | High-res |
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| 000-179-208_0020 Mirage A3-36 in the process of being lifted over the gates of RAAF Tindal by heavy lift crane onto a waiting truck for transport through Katherine and onto Darwin. (Date taken: 22 November 2005) Low-res | High-res |
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| 000-179-208_0024 Mirage A3-36 in the process of being lifted over the gates of RAAF Tindal by heavy lift crane onto a waiting truck for transport through Katherine and onto Darwin. (Date taken: 22 November 2005) Low-res | High-res |
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| 000-179-208_0032 Mirage A3-36 in the process of being lifted over the gates of RAAF Tindal by heavy lift crane onto a waiting truck for transport through Katherine and onto Darwin. (Date taken: 22 November 2005) Low-res | High-res |
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| 000-179-208_0034 Mirage A3-36 in the process of being lifted over the gates of RAAF Tindal by heavy lift crane onto a waiting truck for transport through Katherine and onto Darwin. (Date taken: 22 November 2005) Low-res | High-res |
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| 000-179-208_0040 The aircraft, a Dassault Mirage Mk IIIO that saw service with Tindal based No.75 Squadron in Butterworth, was retired from service in 1985 after crashing into mud flats in Darwin harbour due to engine failure. (Date taken: 22 November 2005) Low-res | High-res |
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| 000-179-208_0375 The aircraft, a Dassault Mirage Mk IIIO that saw service with Tindal based No.75 Squadron in Butterworth, was retired from service in 1985 after crashing into mud flats in Darwin harbour due to engine failure. (Date taken: 22 November 2005) Low-res | High-res |
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| 000-179-208_0379 The aircraft, a Dassault Mirage Mk IIIO that saw service with Tindal based No.75 Squadron in Butterworth, was retired from service in 1985 after crashing into mud flats in Darwin harbour due to engine failure. (Date taken: 22 November 2005) Low-res | High-res |
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| 000-179-208_0393 The aircraft, a Dassault Mirage Mk IIIO that saw service with Tindal based No.75 Squadron in Butterworth, was retired from service in 1985 after crashing into mud flats in Darwin harbour due to engine failure. (Date taken: 22 November 2005) Low-res | High-res |
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| 000-179-208_0400 The aircraft, a Dassault Mirage Mk IIIO that saw service with Tindal based No.75 Squadron in Butterworth, was retired from service in 1985 after crashing into mud flats in Darwin harbour due to engine failure. (Date taken: 22 November 2005) Low-res | High-res |
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| 000-179-208_0406 The aircraft, a Dassault Mirage Mk IIIO that saw service with Tindal based No.75 Squadron in Butterworth, was retired from service in 1985 after crashing into mud flats in Darwin harbour due to engine failure. (Date taken: 22 November 2005) Low-res | High-res |
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TDL 22Nov05 AVM Quaife with Mirage Air Vice Marshal John Quaife, Air Commander Australia, with his Number 75 Squadron Mirage A3-36 that has been reciently restored to display condition at RAAF Base Tindal. (Date taken: 22 November 2005) Low-res | High-res |
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