On 27 May 1985 RAAF Mirage A3-36, being flown by Flight Lieutenant (later Air Vice-Marshall) John A. Quaife, completed a textbook wheels up landing .... without the pilot. The aircraft suffered a compressor stall/ and loss of thrust whilst in the circuit. Unhappy with how Quaife was flying the circuit and controlling power, A3-36 ejected him at 1,000 feet and 200 knots and landed safely on the mudflats outside of Darwin, Australia with only minor injuries....as did the pilot. π€π . π· Sid Mitchell . www.iloveahangar.com π€π #aircraft #airforce #airshow #avgeek #aviation #aviationdaily #aviationgeek #aviationhistory #aviationlovers #aviationphotos #avnerd #airshows #aviation_lovers #aircraftlovers #raaf #ejectionseat #dassault #dassaultmirage #raafmirage #fighterpilots #navalaviator #airforcepilot #wheelsup #militaryaviation https://www.instagram.com/p/CS4OXklhy7l/?utm_medium=tumblr