SAAF Mirage F1 Serial Numbers.

Following list compiled from "Vlamgat" by D. Lord & "African Airforces" by W. Brent. Revised and updated. All the SAAF F1s saw extensive combat in the Border War area. If you can contribute photos, please contact This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it - full credit given.

 CZ Serial Numbers:   

Number:		Remark:
200		Project aircraft in France - last CZ type delivered. Aircraft written off on 15/02/79 after a slow flypast of F1AZ, 246's crash site. Pilot killed due to the seat's failure to deploy in time.
201		First F1CZ flown by a SAAF pilot, Maj Chris Lombard in France. Static display SAAF Museum Port Elizabeth. Aircraft of the OC, 3 Sqdn, Kmdt (Lt Col) Willie Hartog, when the Sqdn disbanded. Withdrawn from service.
202		Second F1CZ flown by a SAAF pilot, Cmdt Bossie Huyser in France. Withdrawn from service.
203		Withdrawn from service. Static display SAAF Museum Swartkops. Credited with 1 MiG kill. Last pilot name: Maj Johann Venter.
204		First type to be locally assembled by Atlas. First F1CZ flown by a SAAF pilot, Cmdt Bossie Huyser in SA. Withdrawn from service. After the type's withdrawel, the aircraft was placed on static display at SAAF Museum Durban. But the museum closed later. 204 to ThunderCity, Cape Town International for static display, on 27/01/02. Colours & stencilling incorrect on current aircraft.
205		Second F1CZ flown by a SAAF pilot, Maj Chris Lombard in SA. Partly written off on 08/02/85. During a Air-Air training mission, the pilot experienced severe engine fluctuations. During emergency landing at AFB Langebaanweg, the aircraft turned off runway and caught fire. Pilot safe. Fire was caused by a faulty ignitor jet. Later rebuild with components from 221 and 206 to return to operational use as 205. Used in missile trails of V3S etc. Currently allocated to Wits University, Aeronautical Department.
206		Written off on 27/09/87. Aircraft hit by either a AA-7 or AA-8 missile fired from a MiG 23 during a dogfight. Pilot displayed superior airmanship to nurse the aircraft home for an emergency landing at AFB Rundu. Due to loss of hydraulics, oil and brake parachute, the CZ overshot the runway - the subsequent crash caused the e. seat to fire. Pilot survived the ejection but as the parachute failed to open (Mk 4BS is not zero-zero) left him paralysed from the waist down. Tail section fitted to 205 to return to operational use as 205. See piercy.co.za for more info.
207		Withdrawn from service. Currently allocated to Stellenbosch University, Structure Laboratory, Department of Mechanical Engineering.   Current photos of 207 during 2005.
208	Photo unavailable.	Written off on 04/11/80 near Groblersdal, due to a full upward runaway trim, during a night interception mission. Pilot ejected safely.
209		Withdrawn from service. Used with 205 in missile trails of V3S etc. Currently on offer for sale as part of the AZ group sale.
210		Withdrawn from service. Currently allocated to Pretoria University, Aeronautical Department.
211		Withdrawn from service.
212		Withdrawn from service.
213		Withdrawn from service. Aircraft scored the first MiG kill in the Border War. It was first allocated to the CSIR, but moved to the SAAF Museum Ysterplaat instead. During it last flight to AFB Ysterplaat on 07/12/92, the aircraft covered the distance between Pretoria and Cape Town in 82 minutes!! Currently on static display at Thundercity, Cape Town International. Colours & stencilling incorrect on current aircraft. Last pilot name Kmdt Cobus Toerien.
214		Aircraft broken up for test fitment of the Russian engine during 04/92. Later scrapped.
215	Photo unavailable.	Written off on ?/86. Aircraft struck mountain ridge on low-level nav. exercise. Pilot ejected safely.