A GR4 did an approach and overshoot at Edinburgh Airport this morning.

Routes have been announced


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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!

:( Nothing on the west coast not even Abbotsinch

Cottesmore? It's an Army base now.

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

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?

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!

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.

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?

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

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'.

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.

Times are being released tomorrow (Monday).

-RP

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. ;-)

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.

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

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