France is due to deliver this week her first Mirage planes to Libya. The French weekly “L’Express” reported today that France will deliver four planes within the few coming days and that these planes will participate in the Libyan Independence Day flyover due to take place on Sept. 1. The French weekly said that the planes will be piloted officially by Libyan pilots, but. that the first planes will be Mirage Three E models with dual controls and that French pilots will be present aboard the planes. The weekly also reported that France is delivering these planes nine months before the actual delivery dates on personal orders of French President Georges Pompidou. The French President reportedly said, when questioned about the matter, that “France will honor its agreements with Libya” and gave definitive orders that the planes should be delivered in advance.
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