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As the Skyraider previously, the 7700 lb Hispano-Suiza Verdon jet air intake and his pilot are watching you... The type was fitted with two 30mm guns DEFA in front fuselage. It was capable to carry retractable packs of Matra AA rockets and four wing pylons sustained armaments including 2OOO lb bombs.

This very popular aircraft which was used by six Fighter Wings: 2, 5, 7, 8, 12, ended its career with 8th Fighter Wing based at Cazaux which asumed weapons training for new pilots having get their fighter pilot certificate at GE 314 Fighter Shool squadrons. This until replaced by Alpha-Jet during and after the Tours Fighter School was equiped with the new Dassault-Bréguet-Dornier type.