Mirage 2000C assigned to EC 1/12 "Cambrésis" / Cambrai-Epinoy (BA 103). Note the emblem of 1. Esc. SPA162 "Tete de tigre" on tail. EC 1/12 is together with 74. sq. RAF and 79th TFS USAF the former member of the Nato Tiger Association (since 1961).
Caught in the setting sun at the 2005 RIAT at RAF Fairford, this Mirage 2000C shows the impressive SNECMA M53-P2 afterburning turbofan which powers this much respected single-seat interceptor.