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How many Tornados still in service?

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How many Tornados still in service?

Post by F3 » Tue Jan 15, 2019 6:42 pm

According to a report on the state of the RAF on y'day's Forces TV News there are 41 Tornados still in service. Surely this is a mistake as I seem to remember reading on this site that there were only 2 dozen at the time of last year's Queen's B'day flypast!

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Re: How many Tornados still in service?

Post by Blackcat1 » Tue Jan 15, 2019 6:47 pm

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Re: How many Tornados still in service?

Post by FlyingFairy » Tue Jan 15, 2019 8:56 pm

Blackcat1 wrote:
Tue Jan 15, 2019 6:47 pm
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Gareth,

Are you sure there are that many?

I believe that there may only now be 17 as I believe both ZA554 and ZA607 have been wfu?

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Re: How many Tornados still in service?

Post by Blackcat1 » Tue Jan 15, 2019 9:04 pm

Ask Gary or check the Tornado general real info thread in the Marham section.
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Re: How many Tornados still in service?

Post by tornado17 » Tue Jan 15, 2019 9:11 pm

Gary can be found at the bottom of this page in the blue bar under 'The Team', just click on it

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Re: How many Tornados still in service?

Post by Gary » Tue Jan 15, 2019 9:12 pm

I'm sure FF is in a better position than me, to confirm the true number :whistle: I've adjusted mine signature, had a message to say two more had been withdrawn but didn't give the serial.

Thanks for the confirmation FF :thumb:
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Re: How many Tornados still in service?

Post by Blackcat1 » Tue Jan 15, 2019 9:26 pm

I was going by Gary's number at the bottom of his profile
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Re: How many Tornados still in service?

Post by Blackcat1 » Tue Jan 15, 2019 9:27 pm

Fair enough I was replying to F3 not Flyingfairy

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Re: How many Tornados still in service?

Post by tornado17 » Tue Jan 15, 2019 9:29 pm

Am I correct in thinking 8 jets are still in Cyprus?

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Re: How many Tornados still in service?

Post by StevenNFFC » Tue Jan 15, 2019 10:46 pm

viewtopic.php?f=51&t=157418

Everything is up to date with the exception of the fates of ZA554 and ZA607 which will be added when I get confirmation.

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Re: How many Tornados still in service?

Post by Thunder » Wed Jan 16, 2019 9:17 am

ZG752/129 - Last Noted 12-11-18 with IX(B) Sqn at Marham - Currently Camo Tornado Retirement Scheme

Have I missed something here, can’t remember seeing anything about this?

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Re: How many Tornados still in service?

Post by PeteHemsley » Wed Jan 16, 2019 10:01 am

Thunder wrote:
Wed Jan 16, 2019 9:17 am
ZG752/129 - Last Noted 12-11-18 with IX(B) Sqn at Marham - Currently Camo Tornado Retirement Scheme

Have I missed something here, can’t remember seeing anything about this?
This is the aircraft that has received a full wrap around camo scheme for the retirement of the type

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Re: How many Tornados still in service?

Post by bizfreeq » Wed Jan 16, 2019 10:48 am

Thunder wrote:
Wed Jan 16, 2019 9:17 am
ZG752/129 - Last Noted 12-11-18 with IX(B) Sqn at Marham - Currently Camo Tornado Retirement Scheme

Have I missed something here, can’t remember seeing anything about this?
viewtopic.php?f=51&t=171145
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Re: How many Tornados still in service?

Post by F3 » Thu Jan 17, 2019 6:51 pm

Just goes to show you can't believe everything you hear on the news as the report should have been more diligently researched. I suspect it's been a long time since there were that many in service. Thus the RAF has significantly less combat a/c than stated in the report which was the subject of the news item and hence even more grounds for concern re - achieving 'critical air mass' in any future conflict which I think was the term used. Never fear though as USAF is expanding big time!

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