Originally Posted by
Jayviator
...I cannot see anything about it being a trainer, wouldn't it be a GR4T?
In strict terms it wasn't a 'trainer' being intended to be used for operational conversion; the aircrew had already been trained to fly. I believe the sensitivity to the term 'trainer' is to avoid the politicians challenge, "Why are we paying this much for a Trainer?". The GR1 and GR4 designations covered both the single and twin stick variants. The GR1A and GR4A designations covered the Recce versions. For completeness, the GR1B was the maritime attack version which was converted to carry the Sea Eagle missile but I'm not sure the designation was used very much by the Service.
EAP