{"product_id":"raaf-mirage-iii-formation-desk-mat","title":"RAAF Mirage III Formation Desk Mat","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c!-- x-tinymce\/html --\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; border-color: rgba(16, 41, 33, 0.12); color: #102921; font-family: 'Titillium Web', sans-serif; margin: 0px; font-size: 17px; background-color: #ffffff; margin-block-start: 0px !important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #102921; font-family: Titillium Web, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eThe Dassault Mirage III entered Royal Australian Air Force service in 1964 as the Mirage IIIO, a licence-built interceptor and strike fighter produced by the Government Aircraft Factories (GAF) in Melbourne. A total of 116 aircraft were built, including IIIO(F) interceptors and IIIO(A) ground-attack variants. The Mirage replaced the CAC Sabre and became the RAAF’s primary fighter through the 1960s and 1970s.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; border-color: rgba(16, 41, 33, 0.12); color: #102921; font-family: 'Titillium Web', sans-serif; margin: 0px; font-size: 17px; background-color: #ffffff; margin-block-start: 0px !important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #102921; font-family: Titillium Web, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; border-color: rgba(16, 41, 33, 0.12); color: #102921; font-family: 'Titillium Web', sans-serif; margin: 0px; font-size: 17px; background-color: #ffffff; margin-block-start: 0px !important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #102921; font-family: Titillium Web, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003ePowered by a SNECMA Atar 9C engine, the Mirage IIIO could exceed Mach 2 and was optimised for high-speed interception, though it also performed strike and close air support roles. It was armed with twin 30 mm DEFA cannons and could carry air-to-air missiles, bombs, and rockets. RAAF Mirages were deployed operationally in Malaysia during the Five Power Defence Arrangements but did not see combat.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; border-color: rgba(16, 41, 33, 0.12); color: #102921; font-family: 'Titillium Web', sans-serif; margin: 0px; font-size: 17px; background-color: #ffffff; margin-block-start: 0px !important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #102921; font-family: Titillium Web, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; border-color: rgba(16, 41, 33, 0.12); color: #102921; font-family: 'Titillium Web', sans-serif; margin: 0px; font-size: 17px; background-color: #ffffff; margin-block-start: 0px !important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #102921; font-family: Titillium Web, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eThe Mirage III served with several frontline squadrons including No. 3, 75, and 77 Squadrons, and played a central role in Australia’s air defence for nearly two decades. It was progressively replaced by the F\/A-18 Hornet from 1985 and fully withdrawn from RAAF service in 1988.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Printify - Spoke Customs","offers":[{"title":"12\" × 18\"","offer_id":51192172216615,"sku":"19224882112048019289","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"12\" × 22\"","offer_id":51192172249383,"sku":"37020225691976313905","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"16\" × 32\"","offer_id":51192172282151,"sku":"26238220678975811078","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0063\/1219\/8232\/files\/2363597777304407258_2048.jpg?v=1774320615","url":"https:\/\/iloveahangar.com\/products\/raaf-mirage-iii-formation-desk-mat","provider":"I Love a Hangar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}