Dassault Mirage F1 AZ / CZ in SAAF Service — IPMS South Africa

By Anton Dyason (IPMS SA Media Group), originally published January 2000. A 65-page reference on the SAAF's Dassault Mirage F1: the political background to the 1969 purchase decision, the 1971 evaluation in France by Cmdts Bossie Huyser and Zach Repsold, the SAAF-specific CZ interceptor and AZ ground-attack variants, Dassault's prototype programme (Mirage F2, G, VTOL Mirage III), the Atar 09K50 engine, and the type's 22 years of service including extensive Border War combat with 1 and 3 Squadrons. Essential reading for anyone building an F1AZ or F1CZ model.