Tornado GR1/GR1A,GR4/GR4A Thread

[Maurits37]

Very nice additons..

Regards,

Maurits

[GreenBat]

Wonderful pictures Pinkfin

[Gary West]

From your Flicr acount would love to see some of the colourful 27Sqn Tornado on here and also some of the landing/rotation shots- awesome!

[Maurits37]

Hi,

Lovely desert Tonka's.

Serial list updated!

Regards,

Maurits

[Maurits37]

Some additions...
ZA322/TAC from 15sq on static Fairford, July 1995

ZA355/TAA also from 15sq during Mildenhall Air Fete, May 2001

ZA405 in overall grey without sq mks during a hot TLP-day, Florennes July 2001

ZA459/F in 15sq-McRoberts reply markings, Fairford July 2008, photo credit: my friend Per

An older shot of ZA472/CT from 17sq comes into land at RAF Brüggen, Spring 1995

ZA474/FF from 12sq comes into land at Volkel for the annual air show, June 1995


regards,

Maurits

[blacknight154]

To all of you that have posted photos on this thread thank you, some fond memories working with this aircraft and the F3 and it started at RAF Marham with the GR1's of 617 and 27 sqn. Thank you one and all

[FAlcons]

It's about time that I add some of mine. Starting with these five:

ZA360 of TTTE, leaving Fairford in 1998.


ZA397 of 2 squadron on the flight line of Fairford, 1993.


One more from Fairford: ZA450 of 12 squadron in 1998.


ZD810 (XV squadron ) landing at Gilze Rijen in 2002.


And ZG713 of 13 squadron during a TLP-exercise at Florennes in 1996.


More to follow.
Rob

[FAlcons]

ZA352 (TTTE) at Fairford in 1994.


ZD715 of 31 squadron at Brustem, Belgium 1987.


ZA600 of 20 squadron at the Canberra Anniversary. Wyton, 1989.


ZA549(15 squadron) overshooting Laarbuch in 1990.


ZG726 (13 squadron) at Florennes in 1996.


Rob

[jetnoise]

Three from me

Tornado GR1 ZA450 EC Binbook 11-8-1984


Tornado GR1 ZA607 01 Farnborough 4-9-1984


Tornado GR4 ZA600 EB-G Waddington 2-7-2011

[Maurits37]

Gents,

Thanks for the stunning shots!

Serial list updated!

Regards,

Maurits

[Maurits37]

Some grey Tornados

ZA554/DF from 31sq on static Fairford, July 1995

A more recent shot of ZA607/070 from 617sq on the flightline at St. Dizier-Robinson, June 2011

ZD720/TA from 15sq returns after it's flying display at Waddington, June 2002

ZD740/AF from 9sq returns after a morning mission at RAF Brüggen, February 1999

ZD746 from SAOEU on static at RAF Cottesmore, July 2000

ZD843/TG from 15sq at display flightline, Fairford, July 2004

[Maurits37]

Another grey/green one from RAF Brüggen
ZG777/CK from 17sq comes into land at Volkel AB, October 1993


regards,

Maurits

[Maurits37]

Hi all,

Some more older Tonka shots.

ZA369/II from 2sq comes into land at RAF Laarbruch, Summer 1991. Next four pics made by mate Marco


ZA457/CE from 17sq still in desert-pink. In August 1991 Brüggen based Tornado GR1s were temporarly based at RAF Wildenrath due runway constructions.


Also this ZA612/CX from 17sq a GR1T on approach to RAF Wildenrath, August 1991


ZG775 factory fresh without markings on delivery to RAF Brüggen, April 1992


ZG779/CM from 17sq but wearing no mks in take off at RAF Brüggen, August 1993

[Jason Grant]

I could do with scanning my old pictures but never find the time. This is one for the list, ZA374 at the National Museum of the USAF.

ZA374 CN Tornado GR1 by Sonic Images, on Flickr

[phil8561]

heres a couple i took in 2004 whilst on a trail with 216 sqn. (sorry about the quality of photos was using a point and shoot camera back then)


Tornado by phil8562, on Flickr


Tornado by phil8562, on Flickr


Tornado about to take off at Cyprus by phil8562, on Flickr


Tornado and 2 Jags by phil8562, on Flickr

[Maurits37]

Nice additions!

Regards,

Maurits

[phil8561]

Thank you Maurits, glad you like them

[Maurits37]

Hi,

The last post is already a while ago so time to add some shots. Already closed down more than a decade RAF Brüggen was for me the place to be to ''score'' RAF Tornados. Here a few from the last years of operations.

Smoking before take off ZD707/CH and ZA550/DD cleared for a full after burner take off, February 1999


ZD811/JJ wears a new deployment J-code - used while operating from Ali al Salem/Kuwait, February 1999


ZA602/BY from 14sq turns in for the 27 runway just a kilometer outside the base, July 2000


ZA591/DJ en ZA557/AC at last chance point, RAF Brüggen July 2000


ZA591/DJ 31sq returns after a TLP-mission in the autumn, Florennes October 2003


regards,

Maurits

[Maurits37]

Hi,

Found these two scans in my archive, excuse for the bad quality...
ZD812/DX from 31sq ready for departure, June 1993. This Tornado crashed last year in the Moray firth.

ZD713 without sq mks taxiing of fthe runway, April 1993

[hoppie]

Here's ZD708 at Shawbury in May 2011, not a very happy picture though..


ZD708_MH_190511 by hoppieno3, on Flickr

Cheers

Mike