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Several years ago, I made a series of drawings of the Jaguar (see below). These had the wrong proportions and they were not up to my current standards of quality. Therefore I have created a new template of this aircraft, the results of which I hope you will enjoy. (October 6, 2009)

The SEPECAT Jaguar was a joint Anglo-French venture which began with a request for an advanced trainer and resulted in a regular attack aircraft which was successfully used by France, Great-Britain and other countries including India.

1. The Jaguar was usually a dirty aircraft, covered with oil and dirt. This one however, with its clean "european" camouflage and no pylons/stores at all, shows to good effect the unusual lines of the aircraft. It belonged to EC 4/11 "Jura" and carried the Serpentaire (serpent-eagle) of escadrille SPA 158.

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2. This aircraft was sent to Chad in December 1986 as part of Operation Epervier, protecting Chad against Libya.

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3. The 5th Jaguar prototype was converted into the Jaguar M (Marine) prototype. This aircraft was supposed to replace the Dassault Etendard within the French Navy but was eventually abandoned in favour of the modernized Super Etendard.

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4. This Jaguar took part in the fighting over Irak in 1991. It belonged to EC 1/11 "Roussillon" before being transferred to EC 2/11 in late January 1991. It carries a new desert scheme and bears 14 bombing mission marks. Chaff and flare dispensers are fitted against the engine housing, under the wings. In addition to bombs and/or missiles, the Jaguar usually carried a Barracuda jammer (left wing) and a Magic self-defence missile (right wing) into combat.

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1. Jaguar A98 flying with squadron 2/11 "Vosges" of the AdlA. This aircraft received a special desert camo scheme for deployment to N'Djamena in Chad in May 1986. From there, French aircraft attacked the newly-built airfield at Ouadi-Doum.

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2. Jaguar A (n°100) of squadron 2/11 "Vosges", flown by Captain Mahagne, Avord AB, June 1988. This aircraft bears the standard "metropolitan" Jaguar camouflage scheme.

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3. To celebrate the 15th anniversary of the type's operational life with the 11th escadre, two Jaguars were specially painted in a light blue to dark blue gradient in June 1990 at Toul-Rosières.