
Until it is definitively replaced by the Rafale M around 2015 the Super Entendard remains in the front line of all combat missions carried out by the French naval air arm. From Lebanon up to Afghanistan passing by Kosovo & Serbia the naval plane has opened fire on its adversaries in often dramatic circumstances but without losing a single plane in French colors. Since it entered into service in 1978 the Super Entendard has also shown a capacity to adapt which proves once more the genius & common sense of Dassaults design team. There is no needless sophistication nor an excess of power in this plane but a straightforward multipurpose capability that has made this plane the backbone of carrier-borne French aviation for more than three decades... Frederic Lert a professional aviation journalist is also a globe-trotter seeking confidential or classified information. He has already written several books of fame (Wings of the CIA the B-52s Sepecat Jaguar) & is now entitled in this new series with the 1960-1980 period.