Now Boarding
Passengers boarding a Bloch MB 220 in 1936.
Work in Progress
A Dassault MD 315 Flamant inside a hangar in 1947.
Innovation Takes Shape
The Dassault Mediterranee underwing engine design from 1958.
A Small Preview
Guests sitting in a Dassault Mediterranee cabin mockup in 1958.
An Idea, Realized
A Dassault Mediterranee in 1958.
A Calculated Effort
An early mockup and notes for the Dassault Mystere 20 in 1961.
Promotion
A French advertisement for the Mystere 20 in 1962.
Sketches
The design for the Mystere 20 in 1962.
The Big Idea
Guests exiting a Mystere 20 mockup in 1962. The Mystere 20 would later be named the Falcon 20.
The Prototype
A Mystere 20 prototype inside a hangar in 1963. This was Dassault's first business jet.
Rolling Out
The rollout ceremony of the Mystere 20 in 1963.
An American Legend
American aviator Charles Lindberg’s visit to the Mystere 20 on May 4, 1963.
Skybound
A Mystere 20 in flight on May 4, 1963.
The Office
The cockpit of a Mystere 20, circa 1963.
Budding Luxury
Mystere 20 cabin seating in 1963.
The Trailblazer
French Aviator Jacqueline Auriol posing in a Mystere 20 in 1965.
Mystere Airborne
A Mystere 20 in flight in 1963.
Dassault's legacy of business aviation began with the Mediterranee and the Mystere 20. The advancements made at Dassault gained the interest of history makers such as American aviator Charles Lindberg and French aviator Jacqueline Auriol. Through years of research and development, Dassault proudly began its step into the next century. The company celebrated the 60th anniversary of the Mystere 20s