This photograph was taken at Amberley on 19 September 1965, probably the first time that Mirages had visited Amberley. It is unusual to see Mirages without underwing tanks so it is probable that the aircraft had been prepared for local flying at the regular September air show. Contemporary notes by the photographer indicate that the aircraft are A3-15, A3-16 and A3-18. Only the aircraft on the right can be positively identified and this is A3-16 which is carrying the Road Runner nose art and the Wing Commander's pennant. Although of poor quality, this is one of the earliest colour slides taken by the fifteen year-old photographer using the dreadful, but cheap, Prinzcolor film. Picture: Ron Cuskelly (A074)

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