PAF Mirage Types & Tail Numbers
By Usman Shabbir

Cells highlighted in gray represent aircraft that were bought but did not see service as they were cannibalized for spares.  

SUB-TYPE

P-YEAR

Qnt

S/N

REMARKS

Mirage-IIIEP

1967

18

101 to 118

Acquired under ‘Blue Flash One’ contract

Mirage-IIIDP

1967

3

301 to 303

Acquired under ‘Blue Flash One’ contract. Given ROSE-1 upgrade

Mirage-IIIRP

1967

3

201 to 203

Acquired under ‘Blue Flash One’ contract

Mirage-IIIDP

1970

2

304 to 305

Acquired under ‘Blue Flash Two’ contract. Given ROSE-1 upgrade

Mirage-5PA

1970

28

401 to 428

Acquired under ‘Blue Flash Two’ contract

Mirage-IIIRP

1975

10

204 to 213

Acquired under ‘Blue Flash Three’ contract

Mirage-5PA2

1979

18

429 to 446

 

Mirage-5PA3

1979

12

447 to 458

 

Mirage-5DPA2

1979

2

306 to 307

 

Mirage-IIIEA

1990

10

-

Ex-Royal Australian AF. Cannibalized.

Mirage-IIIEA

1990

32

500 series

Ex-Royal Australian AF. Given ROSE-1 upgrade

Mirage-IIIDA

1990

8

800 series

Ex-Royal Australian AF. Seven aircraft were recovered and one cannibalized

Mirage-5EF

1996

19

700 series

Ex-French Air Force. Given ROSE-II upgrade

Mirage-5EF

1996

14

700 series

Ex-French Air Force. Being given ROSE-III upgrade (as of 2004)

Mirage-5DF

1996

6

700 series

Ex-French Air Force

Mirage-IIIEL

2000

9

900 series

Ex-Lebanese Air Force

Mirage-IIIDL

2000

1

?

Ex-Lebanese Air Force

Mirage-IIIEE/DE

2002/3

13

-

Ex-Spanish Air Force; cannibalized

Mirage-5?

2004

50

?

Ex-Libyan Air Force

Total:

258

Note: Dual seaters are always the Mirage-III sub-type; the nomenclature 5DP etc is a sales gimmick, just to complete the Mirage-5 package! Fundamental airframe difference between Mirage-III & 5 is that the latter sub-type has 500 lbs more fuel and two fuselage stations more than the former. Rest are avionics differences that are utterly confusing for a non-Mirage pilot, so they can be spared
 

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