Tornado GR4 Fleet General Info

[grimly aviation pics]

When was ZD849 retired must of been the last few days as it flew last week according to the logs

[Integrale1]

Wattisham looked like a scrap yard at one point

Some of the 'old girls' (e.g ZD849) are only a year or so older than the F-15C at Lakenheath

Very true, however the F15 hasn’t been carrying heavy fuel tanks around on swept wings, the fatigue stress this causes is one of the main reasons it is going out of service.
I also would bet that the F15 doesn’t have nearly 8000 flying hours on its frame

ZD849 will have been retired earlier this week along with 038. They were only kept active to bolster the number of jets for the RAF 100 fly past. Now that is complete they are no longer required.

[toom317]

Had a GR4 2 shipper through the valley today, at 1501 and 1503. The second one was "045", but the first one didn't have a tail code, and I didn't get an angle to get the reg. Can anyone ID it for me?

Thanks.

[Integrale1]

ZA543 ‘036’ is the only tornado with no tail number on the fin, it will have been that one.

[Blackcat1]

What valley Tooms317?

[toom317]

Thanks Integrale 1. I had that airframe down as scrapped on my list. I had a cross check with here and UKAR, and their info appears to be wrong regarding matching Reg's to codes.

Blackcat 1, the Selkirk to Moffat Valley.

[Integrale1]

She’s definitively alive and well, I spent the weekend with 036 at RIAT.

[twamoran]

At least they do it discreetly these days.... Remember the lines of retired and spares recovered Vulcans, Lightnings Phantoms and others awaiting their fate!!

That's true, though with most of those types (albeit not generally Phantom) members of the public were able to pitch up at scrap yards and leave with a cockpit or two. Not so with Tonka sadly, despite the cockpit shells being of no use to the RTP programme.

[StevenNFFC]

Monday 16th July 2018

Voodoo 1 [31 Sqn] showed as Tornado GR4 ZG775/134
Voodoo 2 [31 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 ZA543/036

Tuesday 17th July 2018

Primus 1 [31 Sqn] showed as Tornado GR4 ZA543/036
Primus 2 [31 Sqn] showed as Tornado GR4 ZA553/045
Primus 3 [31 Sqn] showed as Tornado GR4 ZA554/046
Marham ** showed as Tornado GR4 ZA542/035
Marham ** showed as Tornado GR4 ZA614/076
Marham ** showed as Tornado GR4 ZA588/056

Wednesday 18th July 2018

Monster 1 [31 Sqn] showed as Tornado GR4 ZA543/036
Monster 2 [31 Sqn] showed as Tornado GR4 ZA554/046
Monster 3 [31 Sqn] showed as Tornado GR4 ZA553/045
Monster 4 [31 Sqn] showed as Tornado GR4 ZA585/054
Marham ** showed as Tornado GR4 ZA588/056

Thursday 19th July 2018

Fang 1 [IX(B) Sqn] showed as Tornado GR4 ZA553/045
Fang 2 [IX(B) Sqn] showed as Tornado GR4 ZD792/100
Marham ** showed as Tornado GR4 ZA543/036

Friday 20th July 2018

Nil

[miketonka]

ZA607/EB-X is currently in maintenance so isn’t destined for the scrap heap just yet

[paulk]

Can someone confirm the whereabouts of ZG791/137 please, its my last Tonka.

[Integrale1]

ZG791 is still active and flying but not in the uk, it is an operational aircraft.

[paulk]

Thanks, hopefully will get it before it gets the chop!

[miketonka]

ZA546/038 was inducted into the RTP process today

[StevenNFFC]

Monday 23rd July 2018


Fang 1 [IX(B) Sqn] showed as Tornado GR4 ZA588/056
Fang 2 [IX(B) Sqn] showed as Tornado GR4 ZA543/036
Monster 1 [31 Sqn] showed as Tornado GR4 ZD792/100
Monster 2 [31 Sqn] showed as Tornado GR4 ZA585/054
Marham ** showed as Tornado GR4 ZA597/063
Ascot 9513 showed as Tornado GR4 ZA542/035 - Outbound

Tuesday 24th July 2018

Monster 11 [31 Sqn] showed as Tornado GR4 ZA588/056
Monster 12 [31 Sqn] showed as Tornado GR4 ZG775/134
Monster 13 [31 Sqn] showed as Tornado GR4 ZA585/054
Monster 14 [31 Sqn] showed as Tornado GR4 ZA554/046
Fang 1 [IX(B) Sqn] showed as Tornado GR4 ZA543/036

Wednesday 25th July 2018

Monster 1 [31 Sqn] showed as Tornado GR4 ZG775/134
Monster 2 [31 Sqn] showed as Tornado GR4 ZA554/046
Monster 3 [31 Sqn] showed as Tornado GR4 ZA543/036
Voodoo 2 [31 Sqn] showed as Tornado GR4 ZA553/045
Marham ** showed as Tornado GR4 ZD792/100
Marham ** showed as Tornado GR4 ZA587/055
Ascot 9523 showed as Tornado GR4 ZD716/084 - Inbound

Thursday 26th July 2018

[grimly aviation pics]

Anybody got any IDs for the tonkas in the role demo for families day

[slogen51]

The four tail codes were :

134
076
056
074

[StevenNFFC]

Monday 30th July 2018

Monster 1 [31 Sqn] showed as Tornado GR4 ZA614/076
Monster 2 [31 Sqn] showed as Tornado GR4 ZA588/056
Primus 2 [31 Sqn] showed as Tornado GR4 ZA597/063
Marham ** showed as Tornado GR4 ZA587/055

Tuesday 31st July 2018

Fang 25 [IX(B) Sqn] showed as Tornado GR4 ZD792/100
Fang 26 [IX(B) Sqn] showed as Tornado GR4 ZA614/076
Fang 27 [IX(B) Sqn] showed as Tornado GR4 ZA543/036
Marham ** showed as Tornado GR4 ZA585/054
Marham ** showed as Tornado GR4 ZA597/063
Marham ** showed as Tornado GR4 ZA612/074

Wednesday 1st August 2018

Monster 1 [31 Sqn] showed as Tornado GR4 ZD792/100
Monster 2 [31 Sqn] showed as Tornado GR4 ZA585/054
Marham ** showed as Tornado GR4 ZG775/134
Marham ** showed as Tornado GR4 ZA612/074

Thursday 2nd August 2018

Fang 25 [IX(B) Sqn] showed as Tornado GR4 ZG775/134
Fang 26 [IX(B) Sqn] showed as Tornado GR4 ZA614/076
Fang 27 [IX(B) Sqn] showed as Tornado GR4 ZA612/074
Fang 28 [IX(B) Sqn] showed as Tornado GR4 ZA553/045
Voodoo 1 [31 Sqn] showed as Tornado GR4 ZA597/063

Friday 3rd August 2018

Nil

[Blackcat1]

ZA543 didn't have a code on tail at RIAT well not on the left side anyway. Has it recently been marked up?

[StevenNFFC]

No it still doesn't have one mate I just keep it noted down to help me out.