Another of my illustrations from 2006 of the proposed BAC/Dassault Mirage IVK or Spey Mirage. ⠀ ⠀ In 1972 the RAF revised the camouflage scheme and markings of its ground attack fleet (starting with the Buccaneers I believe) from gloss paint and red/white/blue roundels to matt paint and Type B roundels (no white) for lower visibility during operations. ⠀ ⠀ The above illustration reflects that change in markings- the colors of the camouflage remained very similiar (if not the same), but the markings reflect the new Type B roundels. ⠀ ⠀ No. 213 Squadron was a Canberra interdiction squadron assigned to RAF Germany- only the squadron was disbanded having ended its days as a Canberra operator. I extrapolated what No. 213's markings would have looked like- the black/yellow roundel bands came from its days in the 1950s as a Vampire operator and the wasp on the tail came from when it operated the Canberra bomber.⠀ ⠀ Weapons load out consists of the AJ-168 television-guided Martel missiles with the distinctive spindle-shaped TV Martel data link pod on the left outboard station. It was around 1973 that the TV Martel first entered service. The data link pod relayed the picture from the camera in the nose of the missile to the navigator who controlled the missile. ⠀ ⠀ The Martel was one of the first European collaborative efforts in the field of missiles- the UK was responsible for development of the TV-guided AJ-168 and France was responsible for the radar homing AJ-37 version. In the real world, TV Martel was used by the Buccaneer force as an anti-ship missile, fired from low level at a range of approximately 17 nm from the target vessel. The TV Martel’s gyro took an agonizing 3 minutes to slave and arm the missile, so the navigator began the process 38 nm from the target during which time the pilot had to avoid significant maneuvering.⠀ ⠀ #avgeek #aviation #aircraft #planeporn #thechickenworks (follow this tag to see more of my artwork) #BAC #Dassault #MirageIV #RoyalAirForce #RAF #instaaviation #aviationlovers #flight #Adobe #Illustrator #aviationart #aviationillustration #IllustratorCC #Avgeekschoolofknowledge #AvGeekNation https://www.instagram.com/p/B5mBkOVhmmm/?igshid=1y25y5rqxj5c4