Tornado Tuesday

[P6 Driver]

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[99 Change Hands]

Nellis, 1986.

http://i965.photobucket.com/albums/ae135/wislonuk/Endex/END1.jpg

[frodo_monkey]

A couple of mine:

Afghanistan, 2012...
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a282/frodo_monkey/P6050026.jpg (http://s13.photobucket.com/user/frodo_monkey/media/P6050026.jpg.html)

Scotch Corner, 2005 (shame about the Sqn!):

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a282/frodo_monkey/P9020072.jpg (http://s13.photobucket.com/user/frodo_monkey/media/P9020072.jpg.html)

[Wander00]

How odd this thread should appear now - just got a "Tornado" film on Movies for Men - interesting for a non Tornado mate

[Onceapilot]

Great aircraft.
frodo, is "scotch corner" 1/2 nm on the extended C/L of Leeming southerly RW?

OAP

[frodo_monkey]

Sorry, viewing this on an iPhone so couldn't see my old HAS site on the RH side of the pic...

[just another jocky]

Somewhere, a long, long way from home.....




http://i699.photobucket.com/albums/vv360/SkidsVFR/Ogri_zps359ad6d4.jpg

GW1.....

http://i699.photobucket.com/albums/vv360/SkidsVFR/SCAN0005_zpscdyfrbpl.jpg

[Gaz ED]

Sunny Tabuk Line. Brings back memories.

[27mm]

Me too, dude. 29th Sqn RSAF ADV. Interesting times.

[P6 Driver]

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[NutLoose]

http://www.tornado-data.com/images/hitchin%20scrap/Hitchin%20Scrapyard%20(10).jpg

from

End of an Era IV (http://www.tornado-data.com/Tid/galleries/end_of_an_era_iv.html)

[glad rag]

Are they not the Italian "loan" aircraft?

The removal from service of the F3 was a knee jerk reaction that even today may well come back to haunt us...imo.

[Danny42C]

Onceapilot (your #5)

Scots Corner is the junction of the A1 and the A66. It is pretty well on the extended centre line of 16 at Leeming, but some 10 statute miles North.

just another jocky (your #7, pic 2),

Now that's what I call a trolley acc !

D.

[jetslut]

Oi Mods!
Foul I say, foul! What about:
Jump-jet mond... , no.
Bona Sunday...erm, no
Harrier Satu...,
This is a bloody conspiracy and now I'm not going to play with these ruffians anymore.
"Now where's me old photos? Ah yes, Falklands, Falklands, Deci, Belize...... The screens nurse, the screens! oh that's better"

Ja, Ich weiß, ....Hut, Mantel, Tür. ...

[CoffmanStarter]

JS ... How about Half Day Closing 'Harrier' Wednesday ;)

[NutLoose]

I was surprised the Lightning had the range or legs to get to Wednesday.

How about Harrier leap year... They can have Feb the 29th..... :p

[jetslut]

JS ... How about Half Day Closing 'Harrier' Wednesday
BFPO47 felt like that at times ��
At the risk of yet another thread drift in favour of Kingston's finest, does anyone know if the BBC documentary that was made early eighties during one of the Hazel Flute or such other deployments is available anywhere on t'Web thing?
An epic performance by 'Zippy' at the deployment 'show'

[Valiantone]

Well as there is a WIWOL post, how about one for the other English Electric twin jet?


Seeing as Grandfather was responsible for doing Safety and parachutes etc for the Canberra and Lightnings at Binbrook in the late 60s.


Thread drift


V1

[O-P]

What about?


'We cant make the TOT with those headwinds everyday?'


"What do you mean I whimper when.....everyday"


"But I've got Zeus"


How long can I laugh?

[GeeRam]

At the risk of yet another thread drift in favour of Kingston's finest

Not seen many recent threads drifting in favour of the Hunter......??

:E

[BBadanov]

Quote:
Originally Posted by jetslut
At the risk of yet another thread drift in favour of Kingston's finest

Not seen many recent threads drifting in favour of the Hunter......??


That's because no days, or even months, start with "H" - so much for Harrier, Hunter, Hurricane...


But we could have a Spitfire Sunday !!

[P6 Driver]

Mexe Pad Monday for the Harrier?

(That's thread drift on a topic that I started - quite sad...)

[Courtney Mil]

Why would we want a thread for the Harrier anyway?

[Onceapilot]

Do not worry Danny, I know where Scotch Corner is;)!

OAP

[mikip]

If you really wanted a Harrier thread you could have a Hawker, gawker and talker tuesday

[Courtney Mil]

...no you couldn't. Tuesday is now taken.

[BBadanov]

...I think he meant Thursday ?

[mikip]

You are right I meant Thursday slip of the fingers probably bought on by lack of alcohol

[BBadanov]

...and I you're Irish, you of course would say "Tornado Turs-day"

[Sideshow Bob]

We were thinking of a Tristar Thursday but unfortunately it's already on a 24hr delay due to unserviceability.

[Courtney Mil]

Sideshow Bob, :D:D:D

[Roadster280]

So that would be Tristar Friday, surely?

[Fox3WheresMyBanana]

Tristar...next Tuesday, "..and that's set in pretty firm jelly."

[P6 Driver]

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[LFT]

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http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd11/DJ17DJ/tor3.jpg (http://s224.photobucket.com/user/DJ17DJ/media/tor3.jpg.html)
http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd11/DJ17DJ/tor4.jpg (http://s224.photobucket.com/user/DJ17DJ/media/tor4.jpg.html)

[glad rag]

Bit sporty that!



OT. bit
oddly enough I once had a GR handle physically fail it's interlock ground check, that was a bit of a surprise as we had hyds on at the time :eek:

[Big Sy]

Question to everyone. Who in your opinion was the best F3/GR display pilot ?

[Fox3WheresMyBanana]

Display crew, I think you meant.

[Wrathmonk]

Come on then Big Sy - which one were you (or at least which year)? Give us a clue and then we can vote for you....;)

[Big Sy]

To Fox. You are quite wright, i did mean crew.
Wrath. If only, i was only ever an enthralled spectator.
It would be interesting to see who get the most votes.:hmm:

[Stitchbitch]

JG and PB, only 'cause I Squipped for them. :ok:

[Fox3WheresMyBanana]

JG & PB also, 'cos they were good. I saw them display a lot as I flew the spare for them a fair bit. Crowds always loved it.
(So SB,you must have 'squipped for me too. Ta !)
FG & MP were very good too.

Si & Dave's from 2001/2
RgWDbhA-1so

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[99 Change Hands]

Tornado display crews? Bunch of work-shy fops!

Apart from the F3 ones, there is no work to be shy of in Air Defence as we know.

[Roadster280]

Dumbass question time.

On a Tornado display sortie, what does the Nav actually do? I guess he/she ensures the jet gets to the right grid reference at the right time, but what then? I can't imagine they're working the weapons systems (of whatever variant), and the navigating bit's been done.

I'm just curious, not looking to be an arse.

[Valiantone]

Two pairs of eyes are better than one perhaps


v1

[JointShiteFighter]

Frodo monkey, fantastic airborne shots!. What gear were you using?

[Fishtailed]

Tuesday again:O

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f280/fishtailed/Scan_Pic0046_zpsdxkvagje.jpg (http://s49.photobucket.com/user/fishtailed/media/Scan_Pic0046_zpsdxkvagje.jpg.html)

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f280/fishtailed/Scan_Pic0047_zpshppiazdj.jpg (http://s49.photobucket.com/user/fishtailed/media/Scan_Pic0047_zpshppiazdj.jpg.html)

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f280/fishtailed/Scan_Pic0048_zpsgyptlkut.jpg (http://s49.photobucket.com/user/fishtailed/media/Scan_Pic0048_zpsgyptlkut.jpg.html)

[Courtney Mil]

Roadster280,

Sorry, just spotted that no one has answered your question. Think about a nav in a rally car and it's a good starting point. The Nav commentates the sequence, calls out check heights and cross checks them. Does timing and confirms alignments with respect to runway, display line, crowd line and other features. basically never stops talking:E.

Just in case you all think I've gone soft, the Nav then carries the pilot's bag, makes tea, drives him to the hotel and buys him beers and cleans his flying boots.

[P6 Driver]

Courtney Mil - Are you absolutely sure about the Nav/WSO cleaning the boots? Outside of the Reds, I can't think of too many pilots with shiny footwear... ;)

[99 Change Hands]

617 HAS Site, Marham, very early 80's

http://i965.photobucket.com/albums/ae135/wislonuk/Other0001.jpg

[just another jocky]

Kuwait 2003.

http://i699.photobucket.com/albums/vv360/SkidsVFR/IMG_1173_zpsido45lvm.jpg

If this is against site rules, would a mod please delete it and accept my apologies.

[just another jocky]

Just in case you all think I've gone soft, the Nav then carries the pilot's bag, makes tea, drives him to the hotel and buys him beers and cleans his flying boots.

Didn't you forget; "and takes the ugly girl"? :E

[Argonautical]

For a change, its engine, Cosford 2010.

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c2/argonautical/IMGP2524_zpsz9dmdsqq.jpg (http://s24.photobucket.com/user/argonautical/media/IMGP2524_zpsz9dmdsqq.jpg.html)

[CoffmanStarter]

JAJ ... Just a point of order ... I can't see any 'Remove Before Flight' streamers :}

[Wander00]

Doesn't seem to be a "size" problem to me - look just the right size

[P6 Driver]

JAJ ... Just a point of order ... I can't see any 'Remove Before Flight' streamers

It's difficult to see an aircraft in the shot also.

[KiloB]

Surprised there hasn't been a bid for the mighty Jag. What about "Jaguar June" to give enough time for the t/o roll!;)
KB

[smujsmith]

JAJ#51,

Oh no, no problem with that photograph. More thrust on offer than anything the Tonka offered :eek:

Smudge:ok:

[Courtney Mil]

JAJ ... Just a point of order ... I can't see any 'Remove Before Flight' streamers

Oh, I can.

[The Oberon]

"Seat Armed" might be appropriate !!

[just another jocky]

All I can say is she had the firmest thighs of any woman it's been my pleasure to hold. ;)

[P6 Driver]

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[Argonautical]

A Waddington 2010 departure :-


http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c2/argonautical/IMGP1685_zpsrdbonwbx.jpg (http://s24.photobucket.com/user/argonautical/media/IMGP1685_zpsrdbonwbx.jpg.html)

[BEagle]

Tuesday 30 Aug 1988, when the Russians had just started being friendly:

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a341/nw969/Glasnost_zps1hzxkqkr.jpg (http://s14.photobucket.com/user/nw969/media/Glasnost_zps1hzxkqkr.jpg.html)

I think the photo was taken by Flight's Janice Lowe? From my flight deck window.

Having been given the task of flying all the various TV crews and journos in our VC10K2, I was told not to tell anyone. So I didn't....

...not even the Boss! When he found out, we had the following conversation:

"Why didn't you tell me?"
"Because I'd been ordered not to. Besides, if I had told you, you'd only have pinched the trip!"
"I certainly would have!"

Sorry, Jim ;)

[Above The Clouds]

http://urbanghostsmedia.com/home/twamoran/urbanghostsmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/za466-tornado-wreck-tabuk.jpg

A bit of speed tape and polishing and all will be fine.

[Fox3WheresMyBanana]

http://i1303.photobucket.com/albums/ag156/RickXI/img003a_zpsqn6ijgar.jpg

Taken from a Nimrod off Cyprus, the F3 having been Alpha Controlled for a Stern VID by a Shackleton. This being 1990, it was probably one of the last the Shackleton did.
The Shack also dropped liferafts on us for our dinghy drill. And I do mean on us, not very near us - we had to use miniflares as SAMs to drive the b#ggers off (which tells you how low they were)!

p.s. P6 Driver, if that pic is from 27 April 1989, then I am driving 'DT' and claim my £5 ( B-the-B in the back. I think it is us as very few had white helmets.)

[P6 Driver]

There are some excellent photos appearing here!

Fox3WheresMyBanana - I'm sorry to have to report that I didn't date the photo print but we didn't have too many F3 detachments in Gibraltar while I was there, so I wouldn't argue your point about the date! PM will be sent.

[BEagle]

Another of mine - probably taken during one of those interminable Hosam Low trips before GW1 kicked off....:

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a341/nw969/Coalition_zps659hqyv0.png (http://s14.photobucket.com/user/nw969/media/Coalition_zps659hqyv0.png.html)

Coalition!

[27mm]

BEags, re the Mig-29s, which we escorted into Farnborough that day; Tony Pax and self in CT. Some cool form leading by the Funbus that day, if you recall, with a fair bit of cloud to descend through and us all (F3 and Mig-29!) hanging in there. After landing we met Kvotchur, who had the hardest handshake I've ever experienced. Interesting day.

[Evalu8ter]

JAJ,
I'm no expert, but I used to hear Tornado folk talk about a "big jugs" fit...would this be it? :E

[BEagle]

27mm, I do indeed recall it! It was indeed quite tricky leading that formation with all that cloud and one of the F3s kept getting between us and the MiG 29s, making the job of the journos more difficult. We had BBC, ITN, UPI, AP, Flight, Aviation Leak and TASS all taking turns to squeeze behind me to get their piccies. Janice wriggling into position was rather nice though!

Whilst we were trying to get Anatoly and his buddy to follow us through the frequency changes, we were fighting off London on the other box - we must have caused mayhem in that sector!

But the journos got their photos and the TV crews got their video onto the 6 o'clock news! DCO!!

The sneaky-beakies had a ploy to work out the fuel consumption of the MiG 29 - a Canberra with IR cameras flew over Farnborough not long after the formation had landed to see how much was in the tanks. Then every day they kept a log of how much had been supplied after each flying display... But the Sovs obviously knew of their plan as the final fuel for the trip back to the Rodina was supplied from their own source!

Re. the handshake, DB confirmed that it was indeed a bone-crusher!

[E-Spy]

Possibly the two best-painted Tornados I've seen

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/bf/70/e0/bf70e05b7195965e383635ee9acb3275.jpg

[BEagle]

One from the good old days of APC dets in Akrotiri:

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a341/nw969/F3_APC_zpsjpumpmbg.jpg (http://s14.photobucket.com/user/nw969/media/F3_APC_zpsjpumpmbg.jpg.html)

18:00 in the OM for brandy sours, Chris taxi at 18:30, Chris Kebab at 19:00..."Who halloumi, who liver?"...Chris taxi back at 22:30, last orders in the OM at 22:45, back to the block....

....and at 01:00, 02:00, 03:00 etc etc the patter of urgent feet :eek:!

But http://www.pprune.org/military-aviation/77559-kokkinelli-kebab-darkens-stool.html ??

[Fox3WheresMyBanana]

My arrival check on my first squadron has PD Paphos on it, and my last detachment in the RAF was Cyprus. I defended it during Desert Shield (the nurses were soooooooooo grateful ;)) and I have been more times than I can count - what with the Animal House fridge and jugs of Brandy Sours, that would be twice, at least.
There are times you are glad your jet can be landed by a ham-fisted idiot with a hangover (as is your nav, especially as he paused on the walkout to throw up behind the chocks box). Without even being asked, I ensured my landing woke him up again so he could pretend to be alert on the walk-in

p.s. Halloumi, every time! Despite being in the Back of Beyond,they sell it here, and my neighbour's girlfriend's homemade red wine stands in very well for kokkinelli.

[JFZ90]

Seems to be no helmet on the backseater BEagle?

What is the story there?

[Fox3WheresMyBanana]

Helmet's in his hands ;)

[P6 Driver]

There was a large photo on a crewroom wall at TTTE Cottesmore in the early 80's showing an in-flight single seat German Starfighter being flown by a pilot wearing a spiked WW1 German helmet.

I wish I'd taken a photo of it now, but photography in the hangar areas wasn't encouraged!

[glad rag]

http://www.model-making.eu/zdjecia/1/6/0/2379_rd.jpg

[BEagle]

P6 Driver, here's a (not very good) picture of Oberst Gert Overhoff, boss of JaboG 31 'Boelcke', wearing a Pickelhuber in his TF-104G:

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a341/nw969/Boumllcke_zpspl9als0s.jpg (http://s14.photobucket.com/user/nw969/media/Boumllcke_zpspl9als0s.jpg.html)

[Tashengurt]

I may be wrong but I suspect the back seater in the F3 with the funny headgear may be a certain US exchange officer which would make the pilot JW?

[P6 Driver]

I always thought that if the pilot wearing the spiked helmet had to eject in a hurry, at least he'd have an extra canopy breaker if required!

[BEagle]

Back in the late '60s or early '70s, there was a report in Air Clues (or possibly the Learning Command crash comic) about an incident during Civil Defence training with a civvy copper.

To the uninitiated, this was great fun. Sponsored by the Home Office, once a year UAS QFIs would fly firemen and policemen around at low level, practising some convoy control and other stuff required as 'post nuclear attack' activity. This legacy of the 1950s was eventually binned when some fun detector queried it around the turn of the century....:(

Back to the incident in question - it seems that the rather large copper hadn't been strapped in very tightly and during turbulence he'd managed to get his helmet stuck through the canopy roof. But there was an excellent cartoon of some rozzer in typical Dixon of Dock Green kit with his policeman's helmet poking out of the top of a Chippy.

Of course in reality he was wearing a proper bone dome, but it was a great cartoon. From the days when a little levity was still allowed in official publications.....

[CoffmanStarter]

I remember seeing that same pic BEagle ... from the early 70's I think ... about the same time the Mk1a Bonedome Visor 'Knob' had to be filed down to prevent further cracked perspex canopies on the Chipmunk ... that MOD might well have been related to said 'Plod' incident ;)

[O-P]

I believe that the crew in post #68 was K-9 in the front and BB in the boot.


O-P

[P6 Driver]

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[Fishtailed]

Trying to get this in before midnight

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f280/fishtailed/Scan_Pic0026_zpslp6qjgrb.jpg (http://s49.photobucket.com/user/fishtailed/media/Scan_Pic0026_zpslp6qjgrb.jpg.html)


Looks like I failed.

[Deskex76]

One for those with a few bob and a barn to spare (as well as the grammar mafia).

Owners looking to sell Panavia Tornado GR1 aircraft in Lincoln | Lincolnshire Echo (http://www.lincolnshireecho.co.uk/Owners-looking-sell-Panavia-Tornado-GR1-aircraft/story-26745113-detail/story.html)

[Fishtailed]

Tuesday again. Here's an F3 being glued together, it became ZE787, anyone got that in a logbook?


http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f280/fishtailed/Scan_Pic0055_zps8xhjepzn.jpg (http://s49.photobucket.com/user/fishtailed/media/Scan_Pic0055_zps8xhjepzn.jpg.html)


BS4 with nasty things hanging underneath, and a camera pod.


http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f280/fishtailed/Scan_Pic0054_zpsc9rpl1k4.jpg (http://s49.photobucket.com/user/fishtailed/media/Scan_Pic0054_zpsc9rpl1k4.jpg.html)

[O-P]

I seem to recall that I picked ZE787 up from Warton. I also believe that once all the grey paint fell off on her way home she looked just as yellow in her etch primer.

[Fox3WheresMyBanana]

ZE 787 - First jet to have my name on it (supersonic, Mar 29 1989). I have more hours than I care to remember - thanks for posting the pic!
Much later, I helped rent her to the Italians.
When did you deliver her O-P?

[The Stimulator]

One for those with a few bob and a barn to spare (as well as the grammar mafia).
I particularly loved the line about the service the Tornado has seen, "They have also played minor roles in Afghanistan and Yemen."

Not sure those involved either with the RAF or the RSAF would agree with this, and describe their role as minor.

[Argonautical]

Waddington 2010 :-

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c2/argonautical/IMGP1720_zpsqisyg4p1.jpg (http://s24.photobucket.com/user/argonautical/media/IMGP1720_zpsqisyg4p1.jpg.html)

[P6 Driver]

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[RedhillPhil]

I particularly loved the line about the service the Tornado has seen, "They have also played minor roles in Afghanistan and Yemen."

Not sure those involved either with the RAF or the RSAF would agree with this, and describe their role as minor.


"...they were also sold to South Africa"


They were?

[Courtney Mil]

Redhill, I was "stunned, outraged and offended" (to use the appropriate journalistic terms) by that too. So much so that I felt compelled to write to the editor of the Lincs Rag to point out their shameful misrepresentation of the Tornado's long and distinguished history.

I could have said that I emailed them, but it wouldn't have been nearly as much fun.

I'll let you know if I get an answer.

[wub]

http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/wub_01/TT4_zpskjuseqcf.jpg

http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/wub_01/TT_zpskoeowjug.jpg

[O-P]

F3WMB,


I'm working from a gin riddled memory here, so please forgive me if I'm wrong.


I believe I collected her in March/April '88 and took her to XI at Leeming. I collected 4 from the factory, every time we strapped in, the guys that built them cried and gave the girl a pat goodbye.

[HaveQuick2]

F3WMB,


I'm working from a gin riddled memory here, so please forgive me if I'm wrong.


I believe I collected her in March/April '88 and took her to XI at Leeming. I collected 4 from the factory, every time we strapped in, the guys that built them cried and gave the girl a pat goodbye.



According to UK Serials (http://www.ukserials.com/) ZE787 was
f/f 11/04/1988, d/d 13/05/1988, loaned to the Italian AF (AMI) as MM7205, returned 07/06/2004, stripped and stored at St.Athan 2005, to H Williams and Sons scrapyard Hitchin, Hertfordshire, 18/09/2007, scrapped 09/10/2007

[27mm]

On collecting a V Sqn jet from Warton, the taileron tips failed to appear in the mirrors on the Mech Mode control check; we adjourned to Taps and tried again (successfully) the next day.

[99 Change Hands]

AAR training 1983.

http://i965.photobucket.com/albums/ae135/wislonuk/Tanking/TANK1.jpg

[P6 Driver]

Excellent in-flight refuelling photo - the cockpit of Victor XL190 is now preserved at the RAF Manston History Museum in Kent.

[just another jocky]

http://i699.photobucket.com/albums/vv360/SkidsVFR/PW4%201_zpselggiemt.jpg




http://i699.photobucket.com/albums/vv360/SkidsVFR/P1000380_zpspkuvdutb.jpg7

http://i699.photobucket.com/albums/vv360/SkidsVFR/P1000381_zpsmlvujzyr.jpg

[JointShiteFighter]

Come on then, F3 guys... any airborne shots with a full weapons load?

[peppermint_jam]

Herrick sunrise

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f372/robstuff/Herrick2014104_zpsa0e48cda.jpg (http://s51.photobucket.com/user/robstuff/media/Herrick2014104_zpsa0e48cda.jpg.html)

[JointShiteFighter]

Fantastic shot, PJ. What year?

[peppermint_jam]

Last year JSF.

[claron]

Great Picture PJ.

However having fixed the Tonka for 18 yrs, all marks. What is the triangular frame in the front cockpit canopy area? I don't remember anything in that area. Perhaps a Herrick MOD?

[peppermint_jam]

It's a Herrick mod mate.

[P6 Driver]

If the MOD isn't classified, what's it for?

(If it is classified, inside a transparent canopy might not have been the best place to put it!)

[just another jocky]

Come on then, F3 guys... any airborne shots with a full weapons load?

Boring!

Now this is capability!

http://i699.photobucket.com/albums/vv360/SkidsVFR/31Sqn_6_zpsqvkht4ow.jpg

http://i699.photobucket.com/albums/vv360/SkidsVFR/31Sqn_2_zpswbzwe1hs.jpg

[JointShiteFighter]

Boring?! Blasphemy!

Although I am not opposed to seeing more Goldstar pics. I hope they enjoyed their well deserved time off last Christmas.

[glad rag]

Pity we are not allowed to post pictures of REAL [paid for] capability onto a certain thread.....Armed Reconnaissance indeed.

[O-P]

On GR4 078, (pictured) what's the funny aerial for that is mounted near the hook?


Or shouldn't I ask!

[frodo_monkey]

It's the Cagnet aerial for the 'old' radio fit. The other bracketry mentioned above is for THMCS...

[P6 Driver]

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[Argonautical]

Waddington 2010 :-

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c2/argonautical/IMGP1714_zpstodsc6pi.jpg (http://s24.photobucket.com/user/argonautical/media/IMGP1714_zpstodsc6pi.jpg.html)

[Dark Helmet]

@P6 Driver's picture

There's still a taileron actuator in it!
Looks really easy to get it out with no taileron in the way! No sliding down an oily taileron whilst grappling with the bl**dy thing!

(Happy days.)

[ShotOne]

Thanks to the pair of marking Tornado Tuesday with a visit to Windermere, Northbound yesterday eve about eight. It occurred that their noise and size is very impressive. If I was an enemy of our country considering mischief, the Tornado would be more intimidating than certain more recent aircraft.

[NDW]

Sorry to hijack the thread; just a quick thanks to all Tornado crews (some may be on here) who book the occasional instrument approaches at Norwich Airport, I'm one of the ATC Assistants and we all enjoy viewing a proper aircraft!!! Feel free to book many many more in the future �

[Fishtailed]

There's still a taileron actuator in it!
Looks really easy to get it out with no taileron in the way! No sliding down an oily taileron whilst grappling with the bl**dy thing!

DH, Looks quite clean and simple here:rolleyes: AT028 became F3T ZE 735, any stories anyone?

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f280/fishtailed/Scan_Pic0056_zpsrm2adls1.jpg (http://s49.photobucket.com/user/fishtailed/media/Scan_Pic0056_zpsrm2adls1.jpg.html)

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f280/fishtailed/Scan_Pic0057_zpslf0vvqum.jpg (http://s49.photobucket.com/user/fishtailed/media/Scan_Pic0057_zpslf0vvqum.jpg.html)

[Rhino power]

Come on then, F3 guys... any airborne shots with a full weapons load?

How's this? A full load of live AIM-120 and ASRAAM (AIM-132)...
http://img.bemil.chosun.com/nbrd/files/BEMIL085/upload/Tornado%20F3%20have%20received%20a%20major%20boost%20with%20 the%20introduction%20of%20the%20Advanced%20Medium%20Range%20 Air-to-Air-Missile%20(AMRAAM)_2.jpg

-RP

[P6 Driver]

Rhino power - very nice photo!

[LFT]

http://i58.tinypic.com/t98wm8.jpg

[1.3VStall]

LFT,

No wonder they needed a tanker, they've got no 1500L external tanks!

[JointShiteFighter]

Much better, RP! :D

They look a lot better than those big, heavy dirt moving things. :-)

[Dan Gerous]

Fishtailed, ref your pic, which airfield is this?


http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f280/fishtailed/Scan_Pic0026_zpslp6qjgrb.jpg (http://s49.photobucket.com/user/fishtailed/media/Scan_Pic0026_zpslp6qjgrb.jpg.html)

[Fox3WheresMyBanana]

It's Leeming, and that's the Eastern HAS site (originally 23, then XI),missile dump beyond and North York Moors in the background.

(6 years incarceration, Man and Bulldog ;))

[glad rag]

Looks like they've had their monthly quota of sunshine too :}

[Fox3WheresMyBanana]

Indeed
I recall the first Station Taceval after 23 arrived. XI were fulfilling their deployment role, i.e. we were lying on a beach in Cyprus.

We sent 23 a postcard, addressed to

Loser Squadron
RAF Much-Suffering-In-The-Marsh,
North Yorkshire
England

It arrived on the Ops desk at 23 in 3 days ;)

[Fishtailed]

F3 well spotted, Leemig February1992 onboard ZE969 with 23 pilot Phil Askew. A great jolly for a civvi, did almost everything except aquire a target! Still, got to use the NHC for real:ok:

[Fox3WheresMyBanana]

Fine chap, Phil. Flew with him a bit when there was all sorts of 'joint' stuff going on a year or so earlier.

[Dan Gerous]

Thanks F3, I would never have guessed that was Leeming.




Danny

[P6 Driver]

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[99 Change Hands]

As I recall, the German F104 drivers used to unpick the bottom line of wording.

[P6 Driver]

Thinking back 34 years, I don't recall exactly when the Team Tornado badge was issued to those on the conversion course at TTTE (Crew solo, end of course, e.t.c), but in my time at Cottesmore I don't remember seeing any badge unpicked.

Commercially, the only version I've ever seen for sale is the version with no wording on the bottom, but I was told at TTTE that this was effectively a copyright issue - whether true or not, I have no idea.

[just another jocky]

The "No. One in NATO" was famous because "no-one in NATO" wore it! :}

[Landlocked1]

http://s5.postimg.org/kqhbjrit3/lincs2014_014.jpgConingsby Aug14

[E-Spy]

It was definitely Tornado Tuesday yesterday down by Beachy Head - not the normal place to catch 2 x GR4 at low level, so thank you for the nice surprise at around 1400(L) :D

[cornish-stormrider]

Lovely shot of RAF Fogbound on the A1

Liney sunshine galore

[claron]

Maybe the same pair of GR4's that carried out a flyby at Southend Airport, same day 5th Aug.

There was plenty of dust in the air, and a little may have got in my eye! :D

[ricardian]

Have not seen this appear in the thread so far

rHjU0sdHRV8

[thelizardking]

https://www.facebook.com/royalairforce/videos/10153522288539885/?pnref=story

Still doing the business

Sorry don't have the account privilege to embed the vid, maybe someone else can?

[osbo]

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7013/6445957699_cfb8ff36a9_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/aPBdDH)Low level 21 (https://flic.kr/p/aPBdDH) by Pinkfin1 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/pinkfin1/), on Flickr

[just another jocky]

Thanks Osbo.....I do believe that's me driving the rear one.


http://i699.photobucket.com/albums/vv360/SkidsVFR/SCAN0002_zpsnfbvqqnz.jpg


http://i699.photobucket.com/albums/vv360/SkidsVFR/Mask_zpsemfj2tkv.jpg

[Fishtailed]

Too good a pic to get lost on Jet Blast!

http://www.pprune.org/jet-blast/587093-object-passing-across-moon-2.html

[Lima Juliet]

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f280/fishtailed/tornado%20moon_zpsz34xawvj.jpg

Rather than a link here is the picture...

[cheesedoff]

Dear all - I'm having a faff with picture uploads - 'failed to upload' notification - any tips for successful picture uploads gratefully accepted!

[cheesedoff]

a pleasant trip way back in 2005. 1340