Selwyn Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 (edited) Understand today (5th) is the last flight of the last Tornado F3. We have been told it will be doing a flypast over Warton around 1445, on its last flight before being retired and broken for spares Selwyn Edited July 5, 2012 by Selwyn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbuna Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 Hopefully someone will post some pictures......pleeeeeeeze. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Womby Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 Not perhaps the most exciting RAF fighter ever but seemed well suited to its bomber interception role. Sorry they went so early. David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Jumbo Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 I really rather liked the look of the Tornado ADV. I must build one (in 43 sqn markings) although I'm struggling to find a decent 1:72nd offering! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedy Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 Does that include the ones at Boscombe Down or just the operational ones? Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 Does that include the ones at Boscombe Down or just the operational ones?Steve. These are the Boscombe aircraft, time for the final retirement of the type. Shaun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob P Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 Sad to see them finally go. Can remember seeing the prototype at Farnborough all those years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_c Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 That's sad to hear. A Boscombe one did a nice practice diversion and fly over here at Culdrose a few weeks back. Didn't occur to me at the time it would be the last time I would see one though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harrierpilot Posted April 7, 2013 Share Posted April 7, 2013 I went up to Leeming to the RTP Flight on Wednesday and, was allowed to do a special project with ZH552/HW of No.111 (F) Squadron. Also in the hanger was a pair of Tornado GR4, which I think one was ZD892/TG, ex- Shawbury and, the other was ZD850/111 of No.617 Squadron which were being worked on. ZH552 was in the hanger for the removeal of the ejection seats before being returned to a HAS on No.25 Squadron's site and it's still got the canopy off ZE734/JU fitted. The sad thing is that there's only eight F3 left although the Station Commander is trying hard to get one for display at the newer main gate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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