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User Single Seaters Two Seaters Reconaissance Note
Abu Dhabi 12 5AD + 5 EAD 3 5DAD 5 RAD
Argentina 19 IIICJ + 17 IIIEA + 10 5P 3 IIIBJ + 4 IIIDA Plus 35 IAI 1S Dagger-A & 2S Dagger-B. IIICJs & IIIBJs were ex-Israeli, 5Ps were ex-Peruvian.
Australia 49 IIIO(F) + 51 IIIO(A) 16 IIID Most built locally, all now out of service.
Belgium 63 5BA 16 5BD 27 5BR Minor upgrade performed on survivors in early 1990s, but all were then retired.
Brazil 12 IIIEBR + 10 IIIEBR-2 6 IIIDBR + 4 IIIDBR-2 All IIDBR-2 & IIIEBR-2 were ex-AdA. Survivors upgraded with canards in early 1990s. Schedulled to retire on December 31, 2005.
Chile 6 50C + 8 50FC 3 50DC 50FC were upgraded by Dassault from AdA 5Fs. Chilean survivors mostly updated to Pantera standard.
Colombia 14 5COA + 12 IAI Kfir-C22 5COD + 1 Kfir TC7 2 5COR Most Columbian Mirages upgraded in early 1990s to improved Kfir standard.
Egypt 54 5SDE + 16 5E2 6 5SDD 6 5SDR
France 95 IIIC + 183 IIIE + 58 5F 27 IIIB + 5 IIIB1 + 10 IIIB2(RV) + 20 IIIBE 50 IIIR + 20 IIIRD
Gabon 3 5G + 2 5G-2 4 5DG Two surviving 5Gs were updated to 5G-2 spec.
Israel 72 IIICJ 5 IIIBJ IAI built 61 Nesher / Daggers, with 51 single-seaters and 10 two-seat Nesher-Ts; and 212 Kfirs, with 40 early Kfir-1s (many updated to Kfir-C1 spec), about 12 Kifr-TC2 trainers, and the rest Kfir-C2s. Confusing pattern of upgrades to Kfir-C7 and Kfir-TC7.
Lebanon 10 IIIEL 2 IIIBL All out of service.
Libya 53 5D + 32 5DE 15 5DD 10 5DR Most or all out of service.
Pakistan 18 IIIEP + 43 III(0) + 28 5PA + 28 5PA2 + 12 5PA3 5 IIIDP + 7 IIID + 2 5DPA2 13 IIIRP The III(0) and IIIDs were ex-Australian and locally refurbished. Some source hint a few were converted into reconnaissance machines.
Peru 22 5P + 10 5P3 + 2 5P4 4 5DP + 2 5DP3 Some upgraded.
South Africa 16 IIICZ + 17 IIIEZ 3 IIIBZ + 3 IIIDZ + 11 IIID2Z 4 IIIRZ + 4 IIIR2Z All out of service, some having been upgraded to Cheetah standard. There are about 16 Cheetah-E conversions (all out of service); 38 Cheetah-C conversions; 16 Cheetah-D conversions; and one Cheetah-R conversion.
Spain 24 IIIEE 6 IIIDE Withdrawn from service in early 1990s.
Switzerland 1 IIICS + 36 IIIS 4 IIIBS + 2 IIIDS 18 IIIRS Most built locally, many upgraded with canards, etc.
Venezuela 7 IIIEV + 6 5V + 9 50EV 3 IIIDV + 1 50DV Survivors mostly updated to 50 standard.
Zaire/ Congo 8 5M 3 5DM All out of service.
Source: Vector Site: Dassault Mirage III/5/50 Series

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