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RAF Tornado GR.1 serials required from 1993
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RAF Tornado GR.1 serials required from 1993
Oh dear, it's me again, can anybody help out with the serials for the following ex Honington based Tornado GR.1s.I cannot find my logbooks for the period 1993 and have these codes on slides I would like to post. I cannot find any records on the net.
JC, JH, JJ, JM, N, Y, TB, TR, TZ. Tornado GR1S
JC, JH, JJ, JM, N, Y, TB, TR, TZ. Tornado GR1S
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Re: RAF Tornado GR.1 serials required from 1993
Likely someone else will fill in the gaps; if not, I'll post any details I can find from 'BAR' on Tuesday night.
Cheers,
M
Cheers,
M
Re: RAF Tornado GR.1 serials required from 1993
This is from the RAF Rundown in BARG January 1993 .
27 Sq - Marham
ZA450 / JC
ZA447 / JH
ZA473 / JJ
ZA490 / JM
13 Sq - Honington
_____ / N
ZG750 / Y
15(R) Sq - Honington
ZA559 / TB
ZA549 / TR
ZA612 / TZ ( Not in BARG Rundown )
1 unknown
I checked through the rest of the year but did not see any changes to those codes listed .
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Re: RAF Tornado GR.1 serials required from 1993
the 13 Squadron Tornado's are GR.1A's and on looking through my own logs & file system I cannot find an N
So I therefore trawled the 1993 BARG, still nothing but on looking at the January 94 BARG there is a Squadron Rundown of Codes/Serial tie-ups and yet again NO - N
they go to M as does my system
So I therefore trawled the 1993 BARG, still nothing but on looking at the January 94 BARG there is a Squadron Rundown of Codes/Serial tie-ups and yet again NO - N
they go to M as does my system
forewarned is forearmed
Re: RAF Tornado GR.1 serials required from 1993
Pretty certain we didn't have a N on 13 Sqn, def a M and a T to begin with but no N ?
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Re: RAF Tornado GR.1 serials required from 1993
Firstly thanks for all the great and very useful replies, amazing!
You are all right,
'N' ZA_ _ _? is a 617 Sqn machine and not 13 Sqn, also searching for AJ-Y 617 Sqn.
Can anybody confirm that 15R machine 'F' was ZA558 And 'TK' ZA608? 'TC ZA_ _ _?
You are all right,
'N' ZA_ _ _? is a 617 Sqn machine and not 13 Sqn, also searching for AJ-Y 617 Sqn.
Can anybody confirm that 15R machine 'F' was ZA558 And 'TK' ZA608? 'TC ZA_ _ _?
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Re: RAF Tornado GR.1 serials required from 1993
I noted the following:
ZA367/AJ-Y in Feb/March '93
TC was ZA563 in Sep '92 and May '94 but not noted in between
ZA367/AJ-Y in Feb/March '93
TC was ZA563 in Sep '92 and May '94 but not noted in between
Re: RAF Tornado GR.1 serials required from 1993
when I just got home after having a cuppa, this time I have looked in the 94/95 BARGs and I am thinking could this A/c actually be a ( II ) AC aka 2 Squadron as they were flying GR.1A ZA395 coded N for this period
just checked on your 617 Squadron coded N and this is shown as ZA613
just checked on your 617 Squadron coded N and this is shown as ZA613
forewarned is forearmed
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Re: RAF Tornado GR.1 serials required from 1993
Thanks for that Nighthawk, really appreciate.Nighthawke wrote: ↑Tue Aug 13, 2019 11:42 amI noted the following:
ZA367/AJ-Y in Feb/March '93
TC was ZA563 in Sep '92 and May '94 but not noted in between
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Many thanks, Weazel69 you deserve a cuppa for that.Weazel69 wrote: ↑Tue Aug 13, 2019 3:56 pmwhen I just got home after having a cuppa, this time I have looked in the 94/95 BARGs and I am thinking could this A/c actually be a ( II ) AC aka 2 Squadron as they were flying GR.1A ZA395 coded N for this period
just checked on your 617 Squadron coded N and this is shown as ZA613
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Thanks, Steviejaws the information you have passed is well appreciated, hope the sun is shining for you over there!STEVIEJAWS wrote: ↑Mon Aug 12, 2019 10:35 pmThis is from the RAF Rundown in BARG January 1993 .
27 Sq - Marham
ZA450 / JC
ZA447 / JH
ZA473 / JJ
ZA490 / JM
13 Sq - Honington
_____ / N
ZG750 / Y
15(R) Sq - Honington
ZA559 / TB
ZA549 / TR
ZA612 / TZ ( Not in BARG Rundown )
1 unknown
I checked through the rest of the year but did not see any changes to those codes listed .
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Re: RAF Tornado GR.1 serials required from 1993
Again, all from 'BAR':
'N' of 617 Sqn:
Noted as ZA613/N in the 1/93 list and again in the 10/93 edition, then 'AJ-N' in the 1/94 list.
'AJ-Y' of 617 Sqn:
Not in the 1/93 list; noted as ZA367/AJ-Y in the 4/93 edition and again in the 1/94 list.
'F' of 15(R) Sqn:
NOT ZA558, which was w/o 28/10/83. Appears as ZA614/F in the 1/93 and 1/94 lists, but note that the 6/93 edition says the 'F' code was had been transferred to ZA600 (ex-'TH') because ZA614 was under repair for Cat. 3 damage; no date given for the transfer. The 1/94 list has 'F' back on ZA614, so any transfer of the code to ZA600 was short-lived.
'TC' of 15(R) Sqn:
Noted as ZA563/TC in the 1/93 and 1/94 lists.
'TK' of 15(R) Sqn:
Noted as ZA608/TK in the 1/93 and 1/94 lists.
Hope this helps fill in some blanks.
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Re: RAF Tornado GR.1 serials required from 1993
Thanks, Mustang if only the serials were on the tails? F seems to be a problem, but I'm listing it as ZA614. Once again thank you for your help, much appreciated.,mustang5861 wrote: ↑Wed Aug 14, 2019 10:45 amAgain, all from 'BAR':
'N' of 617 Sqn:
Noted as ZA613/N in the 1/93 list and again in the 10/93 edition, then 'AJ-N' in the 1/94 list.
'AJ-Y' of 617 Sqn:
Not in the 1/93 list; noted as ZA367/AJ-Y in the 4/93 edition and again in the 1/94 list.
'F' of 15(R) Sqn:
NOT ZA558, which was w/o 28/10/83. Appears as ZA614/F in the 1/93 and 1/94 lists, but note that the 6/93 edition says the 'F' code was had been transferred to ZA600 (ex-'TH') because ZA614 was under repair for Cat. 3 damage; no date given for the transfer. The 1/94 list has 'F' back on ZA614, so any transfer of the code to ZA600 was short-lived.
'TC' of 15(R) Sqn:
Noted as ZA563/TC in the 1/93 and 1/94 lists.
'TK' of 15(R) Sqn:
Noted as ZA608/TK in the 1/93 and 1/94 lists.
Hope this helps fill in some blanks.
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Re: RAF Tornado GR.1 serials required from 1993
If it helps, 'F' of XV Sqn should be the one named 'MacRobert's Reply', I saw ZA614 marked as such on 27/06/92 (Honington airshow).
But, just to confuse matters, on 20/06/93 (Biggin Hill airshow), the plastic replica Tornado GR1 was marked as 'F', complete with 'MacRobert's Reply' and 'ZA446'!
But, just to confuse matters, on 20/06/93 (Biggin Hill airshow), the plastic replica Tornado GR1 was marked as 'F', complete with 'MacRobert's Reply' and 'ZA446'!
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A Couple of personal notes re F - 15 Squadron
First logged as GR.1 - ZA446 - RAF Coningsby - 30.07.1985 whilst on the Exercise "Mallet Blow.85-2
Slide - as GR.4 - ZA459 - RAF Lossiemouth - 10.09.2003
I can also say that I have logged like Hendon Chipmunk the afore said A/c as ZA614 only I have it as 29.07.1992 together with some AMI Torn's
BUT I did not log this A/c at all in 1993
First logged as GR.1 - ZA446 - RAF Coningsby - 30.07.1985 whilst on the Exercise "Mallet Blow.85-2
Slide - as GR.4 - ZA459 - RAF Lossiemouth - 10.09.2003
I can also say that I have logged like Hendon Chipmunk the afore said A/c as ZA614 only I have it as 29.07.1992 together with some AMI Torn's
BUT I did not log this A/c at all in 1993
forewarned is forearmed
Re: RAF Tornado GR.1 serials required from 1993
ZA559 became 'F' XVsqn McRoberts reply in 1994 for a few years at least until mid 1996.
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