Aviation Photo #1871072 Dassault Mirage F1ED - Libya - Air Force

Great job in capturing this historic event! How many people have photos of defecting aircraft while they land at their destination?!

Excellent and historic shot! Well done. The two Mirages look in immaculate condition!

Only planespotters, only airliners.net! Great catch!

Love the F1...And those are some big rocket-pods. Who males them?

History was taking place when this was photographed. Mr. Tonna has just shown once again he is among the best photographers on this site, and we should all be thanking him for sharing this with us first, rather than with the media.

Historic!

What a historic moment you captured. Congratulations.
I wish the best for the people in Libya and all northern Africa.
Gotta love that landing gear!! It looks like an eagle just about to catch its prey.

Historic photo. I happened to be walking by the airport fence when the Mirages swept fast and low over the runway towards North then banked and landed.

Super photo of a very historic event! Thanks for sharing it with us. Even a tiny little bit of panning effect too. Regards, Chris P Denton.

Great capture of a historic event. Salute to the pilots - true Officers and gentlemen. I hope their families are safe and secure.

Are those rocket pods on the hardpoints ?

Great historic shot.

Very nice clean aircraft! Better than the filthy ones we used to have in SA

The right time the right plane. Hard to see and a great image of the landing plane.

Historical photo exelent,but i have a question ,what is this small extencion on the front of the tail.if i remember weel the greek F1 dosen't have this.looks like a sensor but is from the original construction or made her later?

Historical event, nice pic of a beautiful (it's a Mirage ...) fighter: You could have 10 stars !
Valorous pilots, but another good reason to not use these very old rockets: They could damage the aircraft ...

Great pic and historical

Did you know that this aircraft (# 502) and the #508 were recently refitted in France?. France!, who's leading the attack now...

http://www.marianne2.fr/blogsecretdefense/La-Libye-n-a-plus-que-deux-Mirage-F1-en-etat-de-vol_a142.html