{"product_id":"iraqi-mirages-mirage-f-1-in-service-with-iraqi-air-force-1981-2003-9781912390311","title":"Iraqi Mirages: Mirage F.1 in Service with Iraqi Air Force, 1981-2003","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Tom Cooper\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Helion \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Helion \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Military - Aviation \u0026amp; Space\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginally envisaged as a privately funded project for a possible future NATO-fighter, the Dassault Mirage F.1 evolved into one of the most aesthetically attractive and commercially most successful combat aircraft of the 1970s and 1980s. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDeveloped into more than a dozen of different variants and sub-variants - each of them custom-tailored to requirements of air forces that flew it - it also became a type that saw intensive combat service in numerous wars on no less than three different continents. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIraq became the biggest export customer for Mirage F.1. One way or the other, the Iraqi Air Force significantly contributed - and financed - the further development of this type, but also influenced research and development of a number of further systems that followed in its wake - most of which eventually found their way into operational service in France. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhile the Mirage F.1 has attracted at least some coverage in English language publications, its acquisition and combat deployment by Iraq still remains a topic with not a few controversies. The purpose of this volume is to redress the balance and provide an in-depth insight into the acquisition process, development and equipment of custom-tailored variants made for Iraq, training of Iraqi personnel on the type, and its combat deployment during wars against Iran, 1980-1988, and against the US-led, so-called Gulf Coalition, in 1991 and afterwards. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOriginally envisaged and acquired as a 'pure' interceptor, before long the Mirage F.1 in Iraqi service proved a highly capable multi-role platform aircraft, and was widely deployed not only for ground attack but also anti-shipping purposes, as an aerial tanker, and for delivering long-range pinpoint attacks. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIllustrated with over 120 photographs and many color profiles, this book provides a unique, single point of reference on camouflage, markings, and armament configurations of Mirage F.1s in Iraqi service.","brand":"Helion \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45142325395607,"sku":"9781912390311","price":1737.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781912390311.webp?v=1769206983","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/iraqi-mirages-mirage-f-1-in-service-with-iraqi-air-force-1981-2003-9781912390311","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}