25 Years on Ops
 

RAF Tornado flies in ‘desert pink’ to mark 25 years on operations. Don't think it's flown yet as it looks too neat - no streaks nor TR soot! Looks good though. :) Gonna need a bigger rudder soon.


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Excellent job :ok:

Wow! Great scheme, great photos, great op record. Hats off the the GR4 boys and to No Balls (strange name).

Very nice paint job but when are the fast jet world going to catch up.

Wessex Fleet 33 yrs continuous Ops in NI 1969 - 2002
Puma Fleet 45 yrs Ops 1971 - Present (NI, Belize, Kosovo, Iraq, Afghan etc )
Chinook Fleet 34 yrs continuous ops 1982 - Present (Falklands, NI, Bosnia, Kosovo, Iraq x2, Lebanon, Sierra Leone, Afghan etc)
Merlin 2004 - 2015 Bosnia, Iraq, Afghan and would have been more if not handed over to the Navy
Sorry boys if I have missed any out but the SH force has been on Ops for years with little or no fanfare:rolleyes:

Is it going to fly? Is that going to be a one way flight to Leeming?

The eyes look as though it's had a heavy night. Other than that, a very nice paint job.

huge72
 

I bet you're fun to have at a party!

BV:rolleyes:

This is banter by the way. Sometimes it is necessary to spell it out on this forum. Otherwise nobody will believe me after the event.

BV, expect the usual PPRuNe kangaroo court. I love them.:O

Nice. Is it actually “proper paint” or will it go all “runny” after a bit of Marham rain/snow/wind etc?
Who actually comes up with the “OP” name? Please don’t tell me it’s hours of meetings by people getting paid a lot of money? Reckon someone will though

Heavy night or just tired? I can't believe I was a Boy Scout when these first came into service!

Well done chaps...:D

Very hats off to all involved.

Nice to see. I would argue that the WE177 QRA task counted as an Op, and that makes the GR virtually constantly on Ops from initial declaration.:ooh:

OAP

BV
Of course its Banter, always has been and always will be, I was expecting the truckie fleets to join in as well. Hats off to them for all they have done over the last 25 and still are today. We all have a place and a part to play, and lets be honest we would have loved to have had the odd FJ over NI in the bad days!!!!!
Huge72

Huge
 

I expected at least a little nibble. Remarkable restraint.

Bravo.

BV:ok:

Very nice!

Tiger Meet 2001 at Aldergrove

GR4s, F16s, Mirage III, Mirage F1 all in attendance.

The Belfast RUC switchcboard was busy that weekend!!

Tiger Tales, by the time the pussy cats turned up it was almost over!!!!! Ra Ra indeed.

What, 72 Sqn?? :}

Meeowwww

That brings back memoires. Do we know the Reg? She may have actually been there 25 yrs ago?

ZG750 from XV(R)...

-RP