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Old 3rd Mar 2017, 17:18
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I can still remember some of the RAAF shows at Laverton back in the late '60's, early '70's that Dad took us to. One in particular that I can remember, was where a trio of Mirage's were doing their thing in front of the crowd. They departed stage left, but what the airshow patrons didn't see coming was the second trio of Mirage's approaching from behind the crowd. They wouldn't have been much higher than 100'AGL, were probably almost transonic and the afterburner's were lit.
The Mirage had to be the sexiest shape in the sky in it's hey day.
What happened to the one parked outside at Wang a few years ago?
An ex-RAAF was said to have bought it for restoration to flyable.
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