The Dassault M.D.450 Ouragan (French: Hurricane) was an early post WWII French jet fighter-bomber aircraft. The first French designed jet fighter to enter production, the Ouragan was operated by Israel, India and El Salvador as well as France, with Israeli aircraft participating both in the Suez Crisis and Six-Day War. The Ouragan played a key role in resurgence of the French aviation industry after World War II.
As citizens of an occupied countr...
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The Dassault M.D.450 Ouragan (French: Hurricane) was an early post WWII French jet fighter-bomber aircraft. The first French designed jet fighter to enter production, the Ouragan was operated by Israel, India and El Salvador as well as France, with Israeli aircraft participating both in the Suez Crisis and Six-Day War. The Ouragan played a key role in resurgence of the French aviation industry after World War II.
As citizens of an occupied country, the French were not able to contribute significantly to the great strides made in aircraft design made during World War II. After the war, aviation designer Marcel Dassault was eager to re-establish the aviation industry with an all-French jet fighter, which was outlined in 1947. The government response to the proposal was positive and prototype construction began soon after the design was finalized.
Detailed design work on the new aircraft, which was given the designation M.D. (Marcel Dassault) 450, began in October 1947, with construction...
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