Dassault MD.450 Ouragon (“Hurricane”).
The Dassault MD.450 became France's first home grown operational, jet powered, military combat fighter, eventually being produced in several hundred examples during her active tenure. While not a wholly exceptional "fighter" when compared to her contemporaries, the type served particularly well in the fighter-bomber role and saw extensive combat actions with India, El Salvador, and Israel. Though she was eventually superseded by improved platforms...
