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Tornado GR4 Fleet

Post by StevenNFFC » Mon Oct 07, 2013 10:31 pm

Hi all,

Last Updated on 07-04-17 @ 15:30
From what we have so far on the GR4 fleet list, here is what I believe to still be flying

Serviceable Airframes:

ZA369/003 - Last Noted 07-04-17 with 31 Sqn at Leeuwarden for Frisian Flag
ZA370/004 - Last Noted 23-03-17 at Marham
ZA447/019 - Last Noted 07-04-17 with 31 Sqn at Leeuwarden for Frisian Flag
ZA449/020 - Last Noted 02-11-16 as "Ascot 9542" departing to Akrotiri
ZA453/022 - Last Noted 06-04-17 with 12(B) Sqn at Marham
ZA459/025 - Last Noted 07-04-17 with 31 Sqn at Leeuwarden for Frisian Flag
ZA462/027 - Last Noted 21-03-17 with 31 Sqn at Marham
ZA463/028 - Last Noted 22-02-17 at Marham
ZA472/031 - Last Noted 07-04-17 with 31 Sqn at Leeuwarden for Frisian Flag
ZA473/032 - Last Noted 01-03-17 with IX(B) Sqn at Marham
ZA542/035 - Last Noted 07-12-16 as "RAFAIR 7080" - inbound
ZA543/036 - Last Noted 20-01-17 as "RAFAIR 7085" - outbound
ZA546/038 - Last Noted 06-04-17 with 12(B) Sqn at Marham
ZA548/040 - Last Noted 09-03-17 with IX(B) Sqn at Marham - Currently 31 Squadron Centenary Special Tail
ZA550/042 - Last Noted 05-04-17 with 12(B) Sqn at Marham
ZA553/045 - Last Noted 06-04-17 with 12(B) Sqn at Marham
ZA554/046 - Last Noted 07-04-17 with 31 Sqn at Leeuwarden for Frisian Flag
ZA559/049 - Last Noted 02-03-17 as "Ascot 9802" to USA - with 41(R)TES at Coningsby
ZA560/050 - Last Noted 02-03-17 as "Ascot 9801" to USA - coded EB-Q with 41(R)TES
ZA585/054 - Last Noted 05-04-17 with 12(B) Sqn at Marham
ZA588/056 - Last Noted 17-03-17 with XV Sqn at Lossie
ZA591/058 - Last Noted 05-12-16 as "RAFAIR 7083" departing to Akrotiri
ZA597/063 - Last Noted 06-04-17 with 12(B) Sqn at Marham
ZA601/066 - Last Noted 09-12-16 with IX(B) Sqn at Marham
ZA607/070 - Last Noted 02-03-17 as "Ascot 9803" to USA - coded EB-X with 41(R)TES at Coningsby
ZA611/073 - Last Noted 28-03-17 as "Ascot 9533"
ZA612/074 - Last Noted 22-02-17 on tow at Marham
ZA613/075 - Last Noted 30-03-17 as "Ascot 9543" landing at Marham
ZA614/076 - Last Noted 04-04-17 with 12(B) Sqn at Marham
ZD711/079 - Last Noted 17-03-17 with XV Sqn at Lossie
ZD713/081 - Last Noted 05-04-17 at Marham
ZD739/087 - Last Noted 29-11-16 as "Ascot 9711"
ZD741/089 - Last Noted 17-03-17 currently XV Squadron Disbandment Scheme
ZD792/100 - Last Noted 29-03-17 as "Tarnish 21"
ZD848/109 - Last Noted 17-03-17 with XV Sqn at Lossie
ZD849/110 - Last Noted 28-02-17 as "Ascot 9663" outbound
ZG707/119 - Last Noted 23-03-17 at Lossie
ZG750/128 - Last Noted 15-03-17 with 31 Sqn at Marham - Currently 25th Anniversary of Op Granby Special scheme
ZG752/129 - Last Noted 17-03-17 with XV Sqn at Lossie
ZG771/133 - Last Noted 05-04-17 with 12(B) Sqn at Marham - Currently RAF Marham 100th Anniversary Special Tail
ZG775/134 - Last Noted 16-01-17 coded EB-Z - To Marham
ZG777/135 - Last Noted 04-01-17 as "Ascot 9621" outbound
ZG779/136 - Last Noted 07-04-17 with 31 Sqn at Leeuwarden for Frisian Flag
ZG791/137 - Last Noted 17-01-17 landing at Marham

Jets not noted in 6+ Months:

ZA469/029 - Last Noted 17-10-16 with Marham CMU
ZA587/055 - Last Noted 02-08-16 at Marham
ZD716/084 - Last Noted 23-06-16 at Marham
ZD744/092 - Last Noted 01-09-16 with 31 Sqn at Marham

Jets not noted in the last 12+ Months:

ZA406/015 - Last Noted 11-03-15 as"Monster 2" at Marham
ZA458/024 - Last Noted 01-09-14 departing Lossie to Cyprus
ZD890/113 - Last Noted 03-05-12
ZG705/118 - Last Noted 06-05-15 at Marham

Scrapped/RTP Airframes at Leeming

ZA365/001 - RTP Leeming 04-09-13
ZA367/002 - RTP Leeming ??-07-12
ZA371/005 - RTP Leeming 22-01-14
ZA372/006 - RTP Leeming 14-12-16
ZA373/007 - RTP Leeming 23-06-15
ZA393/008 - RTP Leeming 31-07-15
ZA395/009 - RTP Leeming 16-04-14 (12(B) Sqn disbandment scheme)
ZA398/010 - To Manston Fire School 14-01-14 (II(AC) Sqn 'Shiny Two' Special Tail)
ZA400/011 - RTP Leeming 23-05-16 as "Tarnish 21"
ZA401/012 - RTP Leeming 31-01-14 (30 Years Tornado Special Tail)
ZA402/- - RTP Leeming 10-07-13
ZA404/013 - RTP Leeming 01-10-13
ZA405/014 - RTP Leeming 10-02-16 as Marham 63 (12(B) Sqn Centenary Special Tail)
ZA410/016 - RTP Leeming 06-11-13 (After Malta incident) - Has been transferred to QinetiQ at MoD Boscombe Down
ZA412/017 - RTP Leeming 02-07-15 (617 Sqn 70th Anniversary Special Tail)
ZA452/021 - On Display at Midlands Air Museum
ZA456/023 - RTP Leeming 10-09-15 - (IX(B) Sqn 100th Anniversary Special Tail)- Scrapped November 2015
ZA461/026 - RTP Leeming 10-09-15 - (XV Sqn 100th Anniversary Special Tail)
ZA470/030 - RTP Leeming 24-01-13 - Scrapped 2013
ZA492/033 - RTP Leeming 19-05-15 (617 Sqn 70th Anniversary Special Tail)
ZA541/034 - RTP Leeming 14-06-16 as "Lossie 08"
ZA544/037 - RTP Leeming ??-07-12
ZA547/039 - RTP Leeming 14-01-14 as "Marham 24" - 1,000,000 hours special tail - Scrapped
ZA549/041 - RTP Leeming ??-11-11
ZA551/043 - RTP Leeming 29-10-15
ZA552/044 - RTP Leeming 28-05-12
ZA556/047 - WLT at Marham as of June 2016
ZA557/048 - RTP Leeming 10-03-16
ZA562/051 - RTP Leeming 01-12-15
ZA563/052 - RTP Leeming 04-09-12
ZA564/053 - RTP Leeming 04-04-14 as "Lossie 10"
ZA589/057 - RTP Leeming 07-09-15
ZA592/059 - RTP Leeming 24-02-17
ZA594/060 - RTP Leeming 03-04-17
ZA595/061 - RTP Leeming 03-04-14 (Via Road after bird strike CAT5 damage and emergency landing at RAF Leuchars) - Scrapped May 2015
ZA598/064 - RTP Leeming 07-07-15
ZA600/065 - RTP Leeming 10-04-15 Coded EB-G - 41(R)TES 95th Anniversary Special Tail - Scrapped
ZA602/067 - RTP Leeming 02-11-16 - XV Sqn "Freddie" Special Tail
ZA604/068 - RTP Leeming 16-01-15
ZA606/069 - RTP Leeming 26-11-14
ZA608/071 - RTP Leeming 10-10-12
ZA609/072 - RTP Leeming 02-02-16
ZD707/077 - RTP Leeming 21-04-15
ZD709/078 - RTP Leeming ??-02-17 - by road
ZD712/080 - RTP Leeming 10-06-14
ZD714/082 - RTP Leeming December 2013 - Scrapped July 2014
ZD715/083 - Was WLT at Marham - withdrawn from use June 2016 - Now GI at Cosford
ZD719/085 - RTP Leeming ??-07-14 - Scrapped Sep 2014
ZD720/086 - RTP Leeming 19-02-14
ZD740/088 - RTP Leeming 15-10-15
ZD742/090 - RTP Leeming 08-03-17
ZD745/093 - RTP Leeming 08-06-16
ZD746/094 - RTP Leeming 12-02-13
ZD747/095 - RTP Leeming 09-06-16
ZD748/096 - RTP Leeming 27-01-16
ZD749/097 - RTP Leeming 27-08-15
ZD788/098 - RTP Leeming 10-09-15 - (40th Anniversary Tornado Special Tail) - Scrapped
ZD790/099 - RTP Leeming 11-05-16
ZD793/101 - WFU - G.I DCAE Cosford
ZD810/102 - RTP Leeming 30-09-13 - Scrapped May 2015
ZD811/103 - RTP Leeming 27-02-13 - Scrapped
ZD842/105 - RTP Leeming 22-03-16 as "Lossie 08"
ZD843/106 - RTP Leeming 21-01-16
ZD844/107 - RTP Leeming 29-05-15
ZD847/108 - RTP Leeming 06-02-13
ZD850/111 - RTP Leeming 25-09-12
ZD851/112 - RTP Leeming 28-11-16
ZD892/114 - RTP Leeming
ZD895/115 - RTP Leeming 17-06-14 as "Lossie 27"
ZE116/116 - RTP Leeming 07-11-13 Scrapped Feb 2014
ZD996/117 - RTP Leeming 09-07-12 Scrapped 2013
ZG709/120 - RTP Leeming ??-12-13
ZG712/122 - RTP Leeming 19-09-13 Scrapped Jan 2014
ZG713/123 - RTP Leeming 24-04-13
ZG714/124 - RTP Leeming 23-11-16
ZG726/125 - RTP Leeming ??-06-12
ZG727/126 - RTP Leeming 11-06-14
ZG729/127 - RTP Leeming 23-11-15
ZG754/130 - RTP Leeming 28-01-14 with no wings, engines or tail.
ZG756/131 - RTP Leeming 22-01-14 as "Lossie 25"
ZG769/132 - RTP Leeming 31-07-12 Scrapped Jan 2013
ZG773/- - WFU at Warton 2016
ZG794/139 - RTP Leeming Scrapped

Written Off/Crashed Airframes:

ZA446/018 - W/O 23-09-09
ZA596/062 - W/O 26-07-09
ZD743/091 - W/O 03-07-12
ZD812/104 - W/O 03-07-12
ZG711/121 - W/O 24-10-06
ZG792/138 - W/O 27-01-11

Callsigns:

IX(B) Squadron: Fang, Bulkhead, Batman, Tirpitz, Marham
12(B) Squadron: Jackal, Vermin, Rockfist, Wolf, Marham
XV(R) Squadron: Mentor, Stella, Alien, Poker, Axis, Lossie
31 Squadron: Voodoo, Monster, Primus, Marham
41(R)TES: Viking, Apollo, Rebel, Rogue
Marham CMU: Tarnish

Serviceable Airframes: 52
RTP: 83
W/O: 6

I hope this list is correct. I will update as often as possible. I'd like to thank ALL of the contributors that have helped put this list together - I had listed you all on here but the list is getting almost as long as the GR4 list itself! Thanks for looking and I hope that it helped you.

Steven.
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Re: Tornado GR4 Fleet

Post by Mike s » Thu Oct 09, 2014 6:59 am

ZD707 Noted on sbs 8/10/14 as loss15 so presume now with 15sqn
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Re: Tornado GR4 Fleet

Post by Crossbow » Sun Oct 12, 2014 11:24 am

ZA 604/068 Delivered back to Lossie on 08/10/14 as Tarnish 21 when I was there.

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Re: Tornado GR4 Fleet

Post by blackhandgang17 » Mon Oct 13, 2014 7:33 am

Za473/032 under tow at lassie 13/10/14 @08.30

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Re: Tornado GR4 Fleet

Post by StevenNFFC » Mon Oct 13, 2014 9:22 am

Thanks chaps. List updated - keep it up!

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Re: Tornado GR4 Fleet

Post by blackhandgang17 » Mon Oct 13, 2014 1:39 pm

ZA562/051 flying with XV sqn 13/10/14 still in IX sqn marks

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Re: Tornado GR4 Fleet

Post by StevenNFFC » Tue Oct 21, 2014 2:26 pm

Many thanks - updated again :)

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Re: Tornado GR4 Fleet

Post by jock » Wed Oct 22, 2014 10:12 am

During previous campaigns from WW2 onwards the RAF marked up on its aircraft the number of missions each aircraft had completed.
It got me wondering which of the Tornado fleet has from Gulf War 1 to present has completed most missions? - I dont suppose the answer is known

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Re: Tornado GR4 Fleet

Post by cfett75 » Wed Jan 14, 2015 3:30 pm

ZA614/076 EB-Q returned to Markham on the 13th January as Tarnish 21
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Re: Tornado GR4 Fleet

Post by np1991 » Wed Jan 14, 2015 3:53 pm

EB-Z Chris :whistle:
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Re: Tornado GR4 Fleet

Post by cfett75 » Sat Jan 17, 2015 2:20 am

That's the one. Been getting that wrong since it arrived onto 15...
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Re: Tornado GR4 Fleet

Post by cfett75 » Tue Apr 21, 2015 7:03 pm

ZD707/077 ARR RTP Leeming 21/04/2015
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Re: Tornado GR4 Fleet

Post by Crossbow » Sat May 02, 2015 11:49 am

ZA472/031 31 SQD Mks Del to Lossie 16.04 as "Marham 60"
ZA492/- 617 SQD 70 Year Tail. Del to Marham 16.04 as" Marham 60"/Crews from 031/31 SQD

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Re: Tornado GR4 Fleet

Post by Coull962 » Fri May 15, 2015 6:24 pm

ZG729/127 arrived 15/05/2015 19.10

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Re: Tornado GR4 Fleet

Post by StevenNFFC » Tue May 26, 2015 6:57 pm

List updated chaps.

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Re: Tornado GR4 Fleet

Post by onemac » Tue May 26, 2015 9:53 pm

ZA587/055 arrived Lossie as Tarnish 21 - straight to XV(R) Sqn. 26/05/15 - 12:30L (ish).

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Re: Tornado GR4 Fleet

Post by onemac » Mon Jun 08, 2015 8:57 pm

ZA556/047 back at Lossie from Marham today.

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Re: Tornado GR4 Fleet

Post by StevenNFFC » Mon Jun 22, 2015 12:00 pm

List updated 07-09-15 chaps.


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Re: Tornado GR4 Fleet

Post by StevenNFFC » Wed Sep 09, 2015 10:30 pm

List updated 09-09-15 chaps.

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Re: Tornado GR4 Fleet

Post by CosmonautX » Tue Dec 08, 2015 5:41 pm

Steven -

Not sure if it's of any help - or if this is the correct place to note it - but I was taking photos at Lossie yesterday and noticed both ZD849/110 and ZA447/019 in action. They were out early in the morning and returned before midday, then they were out again with ZA602 for 90 minutes or so, returning mid-afternoon. Hope it helps!

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