In May 2009, the number of flying hours for Mirage pilots had reportedly dropped to only 6 hours a month; later that year, Minister of Defence Kao Hua-chu was considering mothballing the entire Mirage fleet.
The number of flying hours for Mirage pilots had reportedly dropped to only 6 hours a month. This was in May 2009. Later that year, Minister of Defence Kao Hua-chu was considering mothballing the entire Mirage fleet.