Tornado GR4 last flight

[wub]

Routes for the final flypasts have been published on the RAF Marham Twitter page

[insty66]

Routes have been announced

HERE

[Green Flash]

Thanks Wub/insty, think I'll pop over to Tain and hope for an FRA over the bridge from behind the Struie Hill Mind you, If they've got anything left for the Mauser's then there's always the strafe targets!

[weemonkey]

Nothing on the west coast not even Abbotsinch

[just another jocky]

Cottesmore? It's an Army base now.

What about all the ex-GR mates working down the road at Wittering?

[Thrust Augmentation]

LFA14-T have been listening to these things thundering around day & night for more than 3 decades now (not complaining!), so it would have been nice... Guess from the bases & probable routing that we won't be seeing any in the Great Glen?

[Easy Street]

Originally Posted by just another jocky

Cottesmore? It's an Army base now.

What about all the ex-GR mates working down the road at Wittering?

Looking at the lists I reckon they have gone for sites with a past Tornado connection and joined those dots with overflights of non-Tornado but well-populated sites like Benson, Waddington and Shawbury. Doesn't seem like they're going out of their way for such 'extras' but that's understandable IMHO.

Anyway, any ex-GR mates as close to hand as Wittering will surely be saying farewell at one of the thrashes at Marham!

[claron]

A low pass over Southend Airport this morning 11.30.

To see one for the last time in the air made this old Tonka fixer very happy, and brought back a lot of good memories

Thanks.

[Martin the Martian]

Nothing west of Bristol, I see, unless you're in Wales.

By the way, is the name Tonka in currency in the RAF, or is it another enthusiast-led idea?

[BEagle]

'Tonka' is a groundcrew term. Much as 'Timmy' was for the TriStar....

[Buster15]

Originally Posted by claron

A low pass over Southend Airport this morning 11.30.

To see one for the last time in the air made this old Tonka fixer very happy, and brought back a lot of good memories

Thanks.

I can well imagine ex Tonka fixer.
You and your colleagues can feel extremely proud of the work you have done to maintain serviceability of this fantastic aircraft.
I have a number of friends who worked long and hard on her.
It was as one always used to remind me 'an amazing piece of kit'.

[just another jocky]

Originally Posted by Easy Street

Looking at the lists I reckon they have gone for sites with a past Tornado connection and joined those dots with overflights of non-Tornado but well-populated sites like Benson, Waddington and Shawbury. Doesn't seem like they're going out of their way for such 'extras' but that's understandable IMHO.

Anyway, any ex-GR mates as close to hand as Wittering will surely be saying farewell at one of the thrashes at Marham!

Indeed, but shouldn't be too difficult to move the IP-Tgt run round to overfly Wittering too.

The students & cadets would love it too.

[ShotOne]

Any news on timings for next weeks flypasts?

[Rhino power]

Originally Posted by ShotOne

Any news on timings for next weeks flypasts?

Times are being released tomorrow (Monday).

-RP

[SATCOS WHIPPING BOY]

A couple of times have been leaked.
Tuesday: Cosford 13:29 and Valley 13:50.

Wednesday: Duxford 13:16

I am guessing at a 300kt transit (or there abouts) so Leeming / Linton area around 14:30 on Tuesday. Work out the rest yourselves as a rough guide. ;-)

[weemonkey]

I suppose we should be glad that at least the old warhorse gets to do a couple of round robins, so to say, but talk about going out with a squeak rather than a bang...

[BVRAAM]

Originally Posted by weemonkey

I suppose we should be glad that at least the old warhorse gets to do a couple of round robins, so to say, but talk about going out with a squeak rather than a bang...

She went out with many bangs last month on Op SHADER. They are the best bangs.

[weemonkey]

Originally Posted by BVRAAM

She went out with many bangs last month on Op SHADER. They are the best bangs.

Careful your lords and masters might not like that....

"MPs said what was needed to deal with the proliferation of disinformation online ".

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-47255380

[Buster15]

Originally Posted by BVRAAM

She went out with many bangs last month on Op SHADER. They are the best bangs.

Certainly did. Up there fighting till the end.
It is a funny thing but just thinking of Tornado somehow made me feel safe.

It has been a truly outstanding aircraft and has given us all something to be proud of.

[Herod]

She certainly corrected first impressions. Originally Multi Role Combat Aircraft. Those of us of a certain age will remember, when the next delay was announced. "MRCA: Must Refurbish Canberras Again"

To Cosford tomorrow, to salute one of the best for a long time.