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Images from Exercise Pitch Black
20 July 2004

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French Air Force ground crew Sergent-Chef Fifis (bottom) and Sergent-Chef Leroux (top) perform pre-flight checks on a Mirage 2000-5.
(Date taken: 19 July 2004)

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Captain W Rosset prepares his Mirage 2000-5 aircraft for a training flight over Darwin.
(Date taken: 19 July 2004)
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Captain W Rosset makes final adjustments to his flight safety equipment before embarking on a training flight over Darwin.
(Date taken: 19 July 2004)
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Ground crew strap in Captain W Rosset of the French Air Force as he prepares for a training flight over Darwin.
(Date taken: 19 July 2004)
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A French Air Force pilots does final checks in his Mirage 2000-5 before embarking on one of many flying missions during Exercise Pitch Black 2004 at RAAF Base Darwin.
(Date taken: 19 July 2004)
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A French Air Force Mirage 2000-5 taxies along the runway at RAAF Base Darwin during a series of training missions for Exercise Pitch Black.
(Date taken: 19 July 2004)
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A Mirage 2000-5 of the French Air Force waits on the taxiway at RAAF Base Darwin as a Qantas jet lines up for take-off.
(Date taken: 19 July 2004)
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Two French Air Force Mirage 2000-5s taxi alongside 3 Squadron F/A-18 Hornets at RAAF Base Darwin during a series of training missions for Exercise Pitch Black.
(Date taken: 19 July 2004)
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A 3 Squadron F/A-18 Hornet taxies along the runway at RAAF Base Darwin during a series of training missions for Exercise Pitch Black.
(Date taken: 19 July 2004)
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Members of the French Air Force recovery crew watch a Royal Australian Air Force F/A-18 Hornet from 3 Squadron taxi past as they wait for their two Mirage 2000-5s to return from a training mission at RAAF Base Darwin.
(Date taken: 19 July 2004)
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Maintenance crew of the French Air Force safety check their Mirage 2000-5s before returning them to their hangar on completion of a training mission during Exercise Pitch Black.
(Date taken: 19 July 2004)
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Two Mirage 2000-5s from the French Air Force return from a training mission at RAAF Base Darwin during Exercise Pitch Black.
(Date taken: 19 July 2004)
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Ground crew perform after flight servicing on a French Air Force Mirage 2000-5.
(Date taken: 19 July 2004)
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Major Pierre Couty discusses aircraft status with Adjudant-Chef Dominique Gaspard as French ground crews perform maintenance on a Mirage 2000-5.
(Date taken: 19 July 2004)
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French Air Force pilot Captain Cyril Urzel inspects the air to air missile with ground technician Sergent-Chef Sebastin Vinay during a pre-flight check of a Mirage 2000-5.
(Date taken: 19 July 2004)
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French aircraft technicians perform after flight maintenance on a Mirage 2000-5 at Exercise Pitch Black.
(Date taken: 19 July 2004)
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