The Mirage III DS is a two-seat version of the Mirage III.
The aircraft in the photo is the J-2012 and it flew with the Swiss Air Force from 1980 to 2004. The aircraft became the property of Musée Clin d'Ailes in Payerne in 2005.
This photo was taken during AIR14 on August 30, 2014, Payerne Air Base.
AIR14 was a grand airshow celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Swiss Air Force held at the Swiss Air Base in Payerne. The event took place on two consecutive weekends.
I am Jaap van den Berg and photography has become a great passion of mine since 2010. Since then I travel all over the world to take pictures of military aircrafts. But besides aircraft I also love to photograph other subjects like landscapes, architecture, flowers, animals, .. Read more…