Cerrillos (Chili)



DASSAULT MIRAGE 5 BA MirSIP "ELKAN"

Serial: '701'
c/n: 01
ex Belgian Air Force: BA-01

This former Belgian Air Force Mirage is on display at the "El Museo Nacional Aeronáutico y del Espacio" at Cerrillos, Santiago in Chile.

 

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Dassault Mirage 5 BA MirSIP Elkan / BA-01
(present status)      
       

00/00/0000 Testflight with registration 'MA01'
29/06/1971 Delivered to the Belgian Air Force
02/02/1977 Cat. ? ran of the runway at Solenzara AB (FRA), nosewheel collapsed
00/05/1989 Withdrawn from use
00/06/1989 First noted as stored at Koksijde AB
00/00/0000 Transferred to Gosselies (SABCA sa) for MirSIP upgrade (was the 12th aircraft to be upgraded)
00/00/1994 Sold to the Fuerza Aérea de Chile as Mirage M5MA Elkan N°701
00/12/2006 Struck of Charge with the Fuerza Aérea de Chile
21/03/2007 Arrived by road at the Museo Aeronautico, Los Cerrilos (Santiago, Chile) for preservation
   
   
   

 

This page was last updated on: 15-Oct-2007