The link below is a video of my back seat trip in a Tornado GR1. The flight took place on 2nd July 1996 when I was on 14 Sqn, RAF Bruggen. My aircraft was AG - ZD720 and the 2nd aircraft was BM - ZD745
We flew from Germany across the North Sea to UK. We did some low level and flew back out to sea (low level), to drop some bombs. We then recovered as a pair in close formation back to Bruggen. It was fantastic and I still remember it like it was yesterday.
So I was wondering whether pax trips still occur in the RAF or has it been knocked on the head to save money in this current climate of “cuts, cuts, cuts”.
The value in sending a member of the ground crew (or anybody else that on a station or supporting a detachment) is not measurable in terms of morale and satisfaction for the individual.
Anyway here is my video and it is something I will remember till the day I die.
YouTube - My Tornado Back Seat Trip.avi
PS. You dont have to watch it if you dont want to, but I am well proud of it
