* While the French were enthusiastic aviators in the early days of flight, and made contributions to aviation in the First World War and the peacetime that followed, the fact that they were an occupied country during World War II left them largely unrepresented in the history of aviation during the Second World War. In the postwar period, however, they made new contributions, one of the most significant being the Dassault "Mirage III" delta wing fighter, and its derivatives. This document provides a history and description of the Mirage III family.
