Dassault Ouragan

Ouragan
A Dassault Ouragan with French Air Force markings
Role	Fighter-bomber
Manufacturer	Dassault Aviation
Designer	Marcel Dassault
First flight	28 February 1949
Introduction	1952
Retired	1980s
Primary users	French Air Force Indian Air Force Israeli Air Force El Salvador Air Force

External video

Period footage of Ouragan aircraft during assembly and performing formation flight displays

Still close-up images of a preserved Ouragan

British Pathé footage of Oregan assembly

The Dassault M.D.450 Ouragan (French: Hurricane) was a French fighter-bomber developed and produced by Dassault Aviation. It has its origins in a private venture by Dassault to produce an all-French aircraft which would made use of jet propulsion, which subsequently would receive orders from the French Air Force.

The Ouragan holds the destinction of being the first jet-powered French-designed combat aircraft to enter production, and thus played a key role in the resurgence of the French aviation industry following the Second World War. The Ouragan was operated by France, India, Israel and El Salvador. While in Israeli service, the type participated in both the Suez Crisis and the Six-Day War.

As a consequence of the nation being occupied by Germany during the majority of the Second World War, France had not been able to contribute significantly to the great strides that had been made in aircraft design during the conflict. In March 1945, aviation designer Marcel Bloch returned to France from captivity in the Buchenwald concentration camp and was eager to re-establish the aviation industry through the development and production of an all-French fighter, powered by newly developed jet propulsion technology. In particular, he was keen to develop the aircraft quickly enough to corner the emerging market for such an aircraft. In early 1946, Bloch renamed both himself and his new company Dassault, after his brother's wartime codename in the French Resistance.

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