Tornado F2 acquisition
Rereading F K Mason's magisterial "The British Fighter since 1912" I came across the following regarding the (Panavia) Tornado F2:-
"Several other American fighters were evaluated... including the F-14, F-15 and F-16 but none proved to meet the RAF's fighter requirement in the context of NATO Strategy & tactics......"
I can see that the F-16 was too short-legged to intercept the TU-22M way out of Shetland but the F-14 & F-15 must have filled the requirement.
Anyone any memories as to what was so special about the RAF requirement??
Other than Not Invented Here??