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Breguet Br.1001 Taon

A lightweight supersonic fighter prototype built for NATO’s light tactical strike-fighter competition.

Archive ID: afm_0000466
Breguet Br.1001 Taon, shown in the selected representative source image.U.S. Navy / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain — U.S. NavyImage source

A lightweight supersonic fighter prototype built for NATO’s light tactical strike-fighter competition.

Primary roleFighter
First flight1957
OriginFrance
ManufacturerSociété des avions Louis Bréguet
Documented variants1
Crew modeCrewed
AirframeFixed Wing

Variants

DesignationTypeRoleRecorded operators
Br.1001 TaonPrototypeFighterArmée de l’Air

Sources and further reading

Structured references supporting this aircraft family, variants, specifications, and narrative sections.

  1. The Complete Book of Fighters: An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Every Fighter Aircraft Built and Flown — Salamander · Tier 3