XRH1723144: The first flight of the Mirage 2000 on March 10, 1978, to Istres at the hands of Jean Coureau, chief test pilot of the Marcel Dassault Airplanes. During this one-hour 5-minute flight, the aircraft reached mach speed 1.3 and an altitude of 12,200 metres. Neg: 4044PL, Unknown photographer, (20th century) / Bridgeman Images