Hi there folks
I have been busy for a while now hehe doing some more repaints and still have some more work to do....
This repaint is of a SAAF F1AZ #229 of 1 Sqdn. Originally, it was planned to keep the F1AZ flying until the SAAF's latest fighter arrived (South Africa selected the Gripen). However the axe fell far sooner due to down-sizing and the necessity to incorporate the many thousands of liberation force and former TBVC soldiers into the SANDF. This placed a large burden on the military budget and the SAAF experienced a number of budget cuts. The closure of 1 Sqdn was perhaps the heaviest blow to the SAAF as it was the most senior flying unit with more than 50 years of proud history. Fortunately for the aircraft enthusiasts, Mirage F1AZ no 229 flown by the last "Billy" of 1 Sqdn, Lt. Col J. Minnie gave the last public flying demonstration at the Silver Queen airshow on 20 September 1997 - AFB Swartkop.No 229 was for a number of years the "mascot" of 1 Sqdn and retained the original camouflage colour scheme. It was a sad feeling to watch this beautiful aircraft being put through its passes for the final time.
I have uploaded my new repaints to http://www.flightsim.com. The freeware "Gmax F1v2.5" and "F1V25patch" from Kirk Olsson should already be in your infantry.
Here is a few screenshots of the repaint:
Mirage cold with covers
Mirage Asking permission for take-off
Mirage afterburner fly-by
Mirage "Vlamgat" climb
Mirage diry flyby with speed-brake, refuel probe and flaps extended
Mirage turn pulling "G's" showing the belly
And as always I hope you like the repaints and enjoy it! Please feel free to leave any comments and so forth.
Blessings and happy flying!!!!!!
I have been busy for a while now hehe doing some more repaints and still have some more work to do....
This repaint is of a SAAF F1AZ #229 of 1 Sqdn. Originally, it was planned to keep the F1AZ flying until the SAAF's latest fighter arrived (South Africa selected the Gripen). However the axe fell far sooner due to down-sizing and the necessity to incorporate the many thousands of liberation force and former TBVC soldiers into the SANDF. This placed a large burden on the military budget and the SAAF experienced a number of budget cuts. The closure of 1 Sqdn was perhaps the heaviest blow to the SAAF as it was the most senior flying unit with more than 50 years of proud history. Fortunately for the aircraft enthusiasts, Mirage F1AZ no 229 flown by the last "Billy" of 1 Sqdn, Lt. Col J. Minnie gave the last public flying demonstration at the Silver Queen airshow on 20 September 1997 - AFB Swartkop.No 229 was for a number of years the "mascot" of 1 Sqdn and retained the original camouflage colour scheme. It was a sad feeling to watch this beautiful aircraft being put through its passes for the final time.
I have uploaded my new repaints to http://www.flightsim.com. The freeware "Gmax F1v2.5" and "F1V25patch" from Kirk Olsson should already be in your infantry.
Here is a few screenshots of the repaint:
Mirage cold with covers
Mirage Asking permission for take-off
Mirage afterburner fly-by
Mirage "Vlamgat" climb
Mirage diry flyby with speed-brake, refuel probe and flaps extended
Mirage turn pulling "G's" showing the belly
And as always I hope you like the repaints and enjoy it! Please feel free to leave any comments and so forth.
Blessings and happy flying!!!!!!