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The Mystere II has been the first French aircraft to break the very symbolic sound barrier piloted by Commander Roger Carpentier on December 12, 1952 (in Bretigny - Essonne - France).
It is also with a Mystere II that Jacqueline Auriol became the first woman breaking that same sound barrier on August 15, 1953.
The first flight of the Mystère II 01 prototype, equipped with a Rolls Royce Nene engine took place on February 23, 1951 in Istres with Kostia Rozanoff at the controls.
The Mystere II was directly derived from the MD.450 Ouragan. The more significant evolution being a completely different wing design (a much more accentuated swept angle and thinner profile).
Powered by a Rolls Royce Tay engine then by the SNECMA Atar, it is a total of 19 preproduction machines that were used for the development of the final fighter. The aircraft was delivered to the French Air Force as from July 1955 (150 Mystere IIC).
In November 1957, all the aircraft were reformed, considered too dangerous for its pilots. Powered by the axial SNECMA Atar 101 D2 or D3 jet engine, the Mystere II was indeed quickly outclassed by it's successor, the Mystere IV.
Israel ordered 24 Mystere IIC that were never delivered, those aircraft being replaced by Mystere IVA's.
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