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The Mirage III C was the interceptor version. CSF supervised the coordination of the weapons system. The first production-standard aircraft flew at Mérignac on October 9, 1960, with Jean Coureau at the controls.

July 7, 1961, saw the first 1/2 Cigognes fighter squadron’s Mirage III C land in Dijon-Longvic airfield. The Mirage III entered operational service with the French Air Force on December 19 that same year, and with it, French fighter pilots entered the days of bi-sonic flight. From December 1962 onwards, four fighter squadrons flying Mirage III C aircraft were in a constant state of alert. One Mirage is ready in 5 minutes, and a second will assist it after 30 minutes.

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