DASSAULT MIRAGE IIIO(A) A3-54, No 77 SQN RAAF, EXERCISE WILLOH 85-1,
RNZAF BASE OHAKEA, NEW ZEALAND, FEBRUARY 14, 1985 Matra R.550 Magic training round on standard canted launch rail
Dassault Mirage IIIO A3-54 was built by the Government Aircraft Factory as a ground-attack variant and was
delivered to the RAAF on July 14, 1967. It went on to serve with No 75 Sqn at RAAF Butterworth in Malaysia
during the 1970s and was on strength with No 77 Sqn at RAAF Willamtown by 1984. In July 1986 the unit
began phasing out the Mirage in readiness for the introduction of the McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet, and
A3-54 had transferred to No 79 Sqn at Butterworth by 1987. It was used for trials of experimental grey air
superiority camoufl age schemes. On May 6, 1988, A3-54 was withdrawn from service and placed in storage,
before being sold in November 1990 to the Pakistan Air Force, with which it served as 90-554.