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HAF MIRAGE 2000-5 BGM FLIES!HAF SUPERB PAINTING SCHEME...On 24 June 2003, Captain Leonidas KARANATSISfrom the HAF was the first Hellenic pilot tofly the Mirage 2000-5 BGM (S/N 505). TheS/N 505 is a brand new Mirage 2000-5 Mk2used as development aircraft for the HellenicAir Force Mirage 2000-5 Mk2 contract.This 1.5 flight hour was successfully performedin the frame of the “In-Flight Evaluation”(IFE), by the HAF, of their Mirage 2000-5 Mk2procurement program.This flight allowed the evaluation of theAir-to-Ground functions.Captain Leonidas KARANATSIS, who is aMirage 2000 EGM/BGM fighter pilot in theHAF, is a member of the In-Flight EvaluationProject Group (IFE-PG) who is in chargeof performing the evaluation prior to thedelivery of the Mirage 2000-5s to the HAF.Captain Leonidas KARANATSIS, 35, has loggednearly 1,000 F/H on Mirage 2000E and is currentlyassigned at Tanagra (Greece) AFB, attached toAir Operations Headquarter.The Mirage 2000-5 BGM 505 flew out of the Bordeaux Merignac plant of Dassault Aviationon August 20th , 2003 in its new HAF painting scheme.It is slated to fly at the Istres Flight Test Center of Dassault Aviation as a development aircraftassigned to the Mirage 2000-5 EGM/BGM program.8ENGAGE! 9

ENGAGE!2 ● 2003LettersThis page will be dedicated to your lettersand our answers concerning all subjects around “ENGAGE!”.We would like:■ to have your feed back about this new publication,■ to collect all the remarks you could point out about the articles,■ to answer your questions when you need more information.Do not hesitate to send us as much as you can about Mirage 2000‘s events around the world.We would be pleased to receive:■ all the pictures you may have about this fabulous aircraft,■ any operational user article you would like to see in this publication,such as exercises, exchanges, Squadrons traditions, and more,■ some specific spotters photos keen on Mirage 2000.Because “ENGAGE!” is, above all, your publication,because “ENGAGE!” is the link between all Mirage 2000 users!So, in other words, we’d like to hear from you, send your letters to:Hervé Hamon, Dassault Aviation, (DGI), 78, quai Marcel Dassault,92552 Saint-Cloud, Cedex 300 – France, Fax: (+33) 1 47 11 61 10or at: engage@dassault-aviation.frwww.dassault-aviation.com www.snecma-moteurs.com www.thales-airbornesystems.com12

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