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Mensaje: <blockquote data-quote="Prowler1111" data-source="post: 1210718" data-attributes="member: 95">Ok..encontre luz al respecto, de parte de Tom Cooper:USS Stark was not attacked by a Dassault Mirage F.1EQ fighter-bomber, but - actually - by a Dassault Falcon 50 biz-jet, modified through addition of a radome and entire avionics set of Mirage F.1EQ-5, plus two underwing hardpoints for AM.39 Exocet anti-ship missiles. Nick-named "Susanna" in IrAF service, this plane was originally intended as a training aid for future Iraqi Mirage pilots, and thus contained not only an entire cockpit of the Mirage F.1 but also an additional fuel tank inside its cabin. Now, as well known, USS Stark was hit by two Exocets, one of which failed to detonate. "Standard" Mirage F.1EQ-5 could carry two of these big missiles as well, but was very sluggish and slow once airborne. Flying it over 300km away from base proved extremely tiresome for pilots. Susanna could do so without any particular problems. Why is this important, actually? Well, following the end of the war with Iran, in 1988, the Iraqis continued adding upgrades to Susanna, including a capability to carry yet more fuel - this time inside a standard RP.35 drop tank, mounted under the centreline. With this, the plane had not only the range to reach, for example, Mumbai when operating out of Shoibiyah AB (former "RAF Shaiba", near Basrah), but also enough range to reach its intended operational zone, namely the "Eastern Mediterranean" - and that along a circuitous route (via Turkey, for example). BTW, according to a letter from the then Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs to the Secretary General UN, from September 1991, together with three other Falcon 50s, Susanna was "evacuated" to Iran. The plane was never seen again ever since... "Uss stark no fue atacado por un F1EQ sino por un Fñacon50 modificado con el radomo y la avionica entera de un f1 ademasde 2 soportes bajo las alas para AM39 Exocet.Apodado Susana en la IrAF este avion era originalmente concebido como una ayuda para elentrenamiento de futuros pilots de F1, por lo que no solo contenia toda la cabina de un F1 sino un tankq de combustible adicional en la cabinaDespues de la guerra con Iran en 1988, los iraquis continuaron mejorando a Susaba, incluyendo la capacidad de llevar mas combustible, esta vesen un tanque lanzable estandard en el vientre"dice ademas, que si bien el F1 podia llevar 2 exocet (novedad para mi) era dificil de volar, y muy cansado, pero en cambio, Susana lo hacia sin ningun problema.Sobre el final de Susana, Tom Cooper dice lo mismo de que huyo a Iran, pero voy a investigar!Best regardsProwler</blockquote>

Verificación: Libertador de Argentina