Fellow Mig-Killer GB'ers here's my Mig-Killer!
Eduards 1/48 Mirage IIICJ
The Mirage IIICJ, the IIIC version sold to the Israelis was given the Hebrew name "Shahak", meaning, "Skyblazer". An Israeli aircraft carries kill markings for kills downed by various pilots using that aircraft. This aircraft is credited with the first combat kill, a Syrian Mig-21, when flown by Yoram Agmon on July 14, 1966. It then went on to shoot down 12 more enemy aircraft for a total of 13. This list includes: eight Syrian and Egyptian MiG-21s; an Egyptian MiG-17, MiG-19, Sukhoi 7, and Il-14; and an Egyptian cadet missile, an anti-shipping missile. Two of the Egyptian MiG-21s were shot down on the same day: 10 July 1970. The yellow and black triangles were added to differentiate the Israeli Mirages from those in use by other air forces. There is considerable confusion about the markings and configuration of this aircraft and it appears that it was modified at different points in it's career and so could have been in the configuration modeled just before it was converted to the Nesher configuration. This was a fun build of a great plane and I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.
