Marcel Dassault designed under his original name, Marcel
Bloch,
M.D.450 Ouragan
before Second World War. As Avions Marcel
Dassault built the MD 315 Flamant light transport for the
Armee de I'Air in 1945. A highly successful line of fighters
for France and
Mirage III
export began with the Ouragan (1949);
followed by swept-wing Mystere (1952). Afterburning
Super-Mystere (1959) was first European supersonic production
aircraft. Etendard naval fighter appeared 1958.
Large family of aircraft included Mirage prototype
Mirage IV
(1956),
Mirage III (1958), Mirage IV supersonic bomber (1959),
Mirage V (1967), Mirage Ill/VVTOL strike fighter prototype
(1965), F2 interceptor (1966), and G8 variable-geometry
prototypes (1967), Mirage F1 (1966), and Milan (1969).
Also
Mercure
produced Mercure airliner (1971) and successful
executive Falcon 10 (1970), and 20 (1963) twin jets (originally
called Mystere; U.S. production called fan Jet Falcon).
Involved in formation of Air-Fouga (Etablissements Fouga),
1956. Dassault acquired majority holding in Breguet Aviation, becoming Avions Marcel Dassault-Breguet Aviation in December 1971.
