Tornado GR4 Fleet General Info

[StevenNFFC]

Monday 16th April 2018

Voodoo 1 [31 Sqn] showed as Tornado GR4 ZA588/056
Voodoo 2 [31 Sqn] showed as Tornado GR4 ZD849/110
Primus 1 [31 Sqn] showed as Tornado GR4 ZA614/076
Primus 2 [31 Sqn] showed as Tornado GR4 ZD848/109

Tuesday 17th April 2018

Fang 1 [IX(B) Sqn] showed as Tornado GR4 ZA607/070
Fang 2 [IX(B) Sqn] showed as Tornado GR4 ZA588/056
Bulkhead 1 [IX(B) Sqn] showed as Tornado GR4 ZA543/036
Bulkhead 2 [IX(B) Sqn] showed as Tornado GR4 ZA612/074
Monster 1 [31 Sqn] showed as Tornado GR4 ZA591/058
Monster 2 [31 Sqn] showed as Tornado GR4 ZG791/137
Marham ** showed as Tornado GR4 ZG771/133 - Currently 100th Anniversary of RAF Marham Special Tail

Wednesday 18th April 2018

Fang 1 [IX(B) Sqn] showed as Tornado GR4 ZA591/058
Fang 2 [IX(B) Sqn] showed as Tornado GR4 ZA543/036
Fang 2 [IX(B) Sqn] showed as Tornado GR4 ZA607/070
Bulkhead 1 [IX(B) Sqn] showed as Tornado GR4 ZD849/110
Monster 1 [31 Sqn] showed as Tornado GR4 ZG791/137
Marham ** showed as Tornado GR4 ZG771/133 - Currently 100th Anniversary of RAF Marham Special Tail

Thursday 19th April 2018

Tirpitz 1 [IX(B) Sqn] showed as Tornado GR4 ZA588/056
Tirpitz 2 [IX(B) Sqn] showed as Tornado GR4 ZD849/110
Monster 2 [31 Sqn] showed as Tornado GR4 ZA591/058

Friday 20th April 2018

Nil

[Blackcat1]

2 awesome passes by Fang through Sennybridge, including the 41 Sqdn marked jet, so chuffed! ;-)

[scottoz8]

is no. 12Sqn in Cyprus ??

[Gary]

No, 12(B) have disbanded, the aircrew were spread between IX(B) and 31. 12(B) effectively ended after their last Shader deployment. Their standard is at Cranwell waiting for them to be resurrected as a Typhoon squadron at some point in the near future

[scottoz8]

thanks

[meld9003]

Hi noted yesterday flying am and pm, sorry no call signs or times were:
ZA 558 (056)
ZA 591 (058)
and
ZD 849 (110)
Noted between 12 and 3pm when all three went up again.

[#MTPhoto]

Hi call signs were as below. No times either though.

19/04/18
ZA588/056 - Fango3
ZA591/058 - Fango2
ZD849/110 - MRHM02

Mike

[slogen51]

Tail code 020 visible on the north side 26/4 10:30

Think this might go up as Tarnish 21
Edit: did indeed do a short sortie and RTB.

Tail code 075 now visible on the north side after lunch.

[DavidT]

26/4/18
Ref: Tarnish 21 ZA449/020
Airframe looking very smart - looks like total repaint.
Hopefully they are anticipating a few months service out of it ?

[StevenNFFC]

Monday 23rd April 2018

Fang 1 [IX(B) Sqn] showed as Tornado GR4 ZG791/137
Fang 2 [IX(B) Sqn] showed as Tornado GR4 ZA591/058
Bulkhead 1 [IX(B) Sqn] showed as Tornado GR4 ZD848/109
Bulkhead 2 [IX(B) Sqn] showed as Tornado GR4 ZA607/070
Tirpitz [IX(B) Sqn] showed as Tornado GR4 ZA588/056
Marham ** showed as Tornado GR4 ZG771/133 - Currently 100th Anniversary of RAF Marham Special Tail

Tuesday 24th April 2018

Bulkhead 1 [IX(B) Sqn] showed as Tornado GR4 ZG791/137
Bulkhead 2 [IX(B) Sqn] showed as Tornado GR4 ZA591/058
Bulkhead 3 [IX(B) Sqn] showed as Tornado GR4 ZD849/110
Marham ** showed as Tornado GR4 ZA543/036
Marham ** showed as Tornado GR4 ZA588/056

Wednesday 25th April 2018

Bulkhead 1 [IX(B) Sqn] showed as Tornado GR4 ZD848/109
Bulkhead 2 [IX(B) Sqn] showed as Tornado GR4 ZA591/058
Fang 1 [IX(B) Sqn] showed as Tornado GR4 ZD849/110
Fang 2 [IX(B) Sqn] showed as Tornado GR4 ZA588/056
Tirpitz 2 [IX(B) Sqn] showed as Tornado GR4 ZA543/036
Marham ** showed as Tornado GR4 ZG771/133 - Currently 100th Anniversary of RAF Marham Special Tail

Thursday 26th April 2018

Voodoo 1 [31 Sqn] showed as Tornado GR4 ZG791/137
Voodoo 2 [31 Sqn] showed as Tornado GR4 ZA588/056
Marham ** showed as Tornado GR4 ZA543/036
Marham ** showed as Tornado GR4 ZA607/070
Tarnish 21 [CMU] showed as Tornado GR4 ZA449/020

Friday 27th April 2018

Nil

[David Thompson]

Seen in storage at RAF Leeming , 26 April 2018 ;
ZA370/004
ZA550/042
ZA559/049
ZD713/081
ZD741/F-LS/XV

All five airframe's were complete and stored away from RTP .

[StevenNFFC]

Monday 30th April 2018

Fang 1 [IX(B) Sqn] showed as Tornado GR4 ZA612/074
Fang 2 [IX(B) Sqn] showed as Tornado GR4 ZA614/076
Monster 1 [31 Sqn] showed as Tornado GR4 ZA588/056
Monster 2 [31 Sqn] showed as Tornado GR4 ZA591/058
Marham ** showed as Tornado GR4 ZA543/036

Tuesday 1st May 2018

Fang 1 [IX(B) Sqn] showed as Tornado GR4 ZG775/134
Fang 2 [IX(B) Sqn] showed as Tornado GR4 ZA591/058
Marham ** showed as Tornado GR4 ZA612/074
Marham ** showed as Tornado GR4 ZA543/036

Wednesday 2nd May 2018

Monster 1 [31 Sqn] showed as Tornado GR4 ZG775/134
Monster 2 [31 Sqn] showed as Tornado GR4 ZD849/110
Monster 3 [31 Sqn] showed as Tornado GR4 ZD848/109
Fang 3 [IX(B) Sqn] showed as Tornado GR4 ZA614/076
Marham ** showed as Tornado GR4 ZA543/036

Thursday 3rd May 2018

Fang 1 [IX(B) Sqn] showed as Tornado GR4 ZG775/134
Fang 2 [IX(B) Sqn] showed as Tornado GR4 ZA614/076
Monster 1 [31 Sqn] showed as Tornado GR4 ZA543/036
Marham ** showed as Tornado GR4 ZA591/058
Marham ** showed as Tornado GR4 ZA612/074

Friday 4th May 2018

Marham ** showed as Tornado GR4 ZA463/028

[KarlADrage]

ZG752/129 now carries the RAF 100 branding.

ZG771 (black tail) was noted on tow this morning and *may* have been the jet that was being ground-run just before lunchtime.

One jet had a quite significant fuel spillage on the runway at lunchtime (I was on the hill and didn't see which jet was involved), apparently from the left fuel tank. After much deliberation (and the spillage team doing their thing), they eventually aborted and jumped in the spare.

EB-X & 046 flew am as MONSTER, 129 as MRH**, 075 was the replacement MRH**, and EB-X flew pm as FANG1 (presume there was no spare for FANG2), with 075 & 129 as TIRPITZ.

[StevenNFFC]

Cheers for the update, Karl! Much appreciated

Monday 7th May 2018

Bank Holiday - No Flying

Tuesday 8th May 2018

Fang 1 [IX(B) Sqn] showed as Tornado GR4 ZA543/036
Monster 1 [31 Sqn] showed as Tornado GR4 ZA591/058
Monster 2 [31 Sqn] showed as Tornado GR4 ZA588/056
Marham ** showed as Tornado GR4 ZA607/070 - EB-X

Wednesday 9th May 2018

Monster 1 [31 Sqn] showed as Tornado GR4 ZA554/046
Monster 2 [31 Sqn] showed as Tornado GR4 ZA607/070 - EB-X
Marham ** showed as Tornado GR4 ZG752/129 - RAF100 sticker
Marham ** showed as Tornado GR4 ZA613/075

Thursday 10th May 2018

Marham ** showed as Tornado GR4 ZG752/129 - RAF100 sticker
Marham ** showed as Tornado GR4 ZA613/075
Marham ** showed as Tornado GR4 ZA588/056
Marham ** showed as Tornado GR4 ZA554/046
Tarnish 21 [CMU] showed as Tornado GR4 ZA449/020

[markranger]

Friday 11th

RFRAIR 7081 Tornado heading south ( Shader Jet swap ?) ,Showing as ZA614 [43C1A2] (076)

[POL]

ZD792 and ZA585 showing on trackers heading back to base

[grimly aviation pics]

ZD792 and ZA585 showing on trackers heading back to base

Did these return, havnt seen no logs on this at all ??

[POL]

Not their UK base

[markranger]

Friday 11th

RFRAIR 7081 Tornado heading south ( Shader Jet swap ?) ,Showing as ZA614 [43C1A2] (076)

Showing up Again,Same Aircraft and Callsign .Looks to be heading back to Marham so not a jet swap.

[Gary]

It's a pair mate, only the one showing at the moment