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At this stage of
development and armament trials, they were always more Dassault
civil engineers and technicians, also from the state Department
of Aeronautic Constructions, than pure military people around
Mirage F1 04. That was sure, mechanics appreciated very much the
shoulder wing configuration of this new Mirage either to service
the vital parts of the plane or to install external armaments or
tanks.
But don't forget that the previous Chiefs of Staff wanted for Armée
de l'Air bigger machines wich materialised under F2 two-seat
prototype while two frames partially completed of the single
seater F3 came to abandon. Either for F2 or F3 France had not
enough military Budget to replace its Mirage IIIs with ambitious
types to equip AdlA with these ambitious types, and happily
Dassault had studied Mirage F1 and buit the first machine with
company funds and this greatly helped AdlA to solve its re-equipment
needs...
