Tornado GR4 Fleet General Info

[slogen51]

I hope they keep the last RAF flight aircraft: ZA463 was also a Desert Storm jet.

https://www.dstorm.eu/pages/en/gb/tornado.html

[Integrale1]

028 is not one of the aircraft that is down as being preserved sadly. It will be sent for disposal within the month.

[Integrale1]

063, 084 and 134 to be withdrawn and prepared for disposal next week.
The painted fins will be saved and forwarded onto their squadrons new bases.

133 will be road moved and preserved.

055,075,092 and 129 will be saved for training purposes. All other airframes will be disposed of over the next 10 weeks.

[F4JPhantomII]

Shame only the painted fins will be saved but I guess that's just how it goes. Thanks for the information. Will the remaining four end up at Cosford?

[ridgmeister]

So the rumour of /129 'camo retirement' special going to RAF Honington was either wrong or the plan was changed?
I'm pleased that it is escaping the scrap-man and it will probably fare better as a G.I. airframe, than being sat outside in all weathers!
Thanks to everyone involved in keeping this section up-to-date and many thanks for your updates 'Integrale1', they have been most helpful!
regards,
Paul

[Integrale1]

It is going to Honington but will be used to aid training at the camp.

[ridgmeister]

Thanks for clearing that up!
Paul

[KevinR]

Any idea where 055,075,092 and 129 will end up, and when they will be being moved ?

[James Cutting]

129, as said literally above is going to RAF Honington. The Goldstar and Bat tails (only) will be saved

[Vulcanone]

Could be worse....think of all the Valiants when they were forced to be retired..

[one nil]

I see mention of the painted fins being preserved, will the Marham 100 tail be put on display somewhere at Marham.

[Integrale1]

The plan is to preserve the whole of 133, not just the fin

[Vulcanone]

047 ZA556 noted on a low loader today

[twamoran]

047 ZA556 noted on a low loader today

Bound for Shrivenham

[aenstrop]

Saw 046 (ZA554) being towed into a HAS at Lossiemouth this morning.

[twamoran]

Saw 046 (ZA554) being towed into a HAS at Lossiemouth this morning.

RAF 100 sticker still on the fin?

[aenstrop]

Saw 046 (ZA554) being towed into a HAS at Lossiemouth this morning.

RAF 100 sticker still on the fin?

Some of it!

ZA554 - 046 by Alan Paterson, on Flickr

[twamoran]

Saw 046 (ZA554) being towed into a HAS at Lossiemouth this morning.

RAF 100 sticker still on the fin?

Some of it!

ZA554 - 046 by Alan Paterson, on Flickr

Lovely, thanks for sharing!

[Integrale1]

ZA463 ‘028’ will be swapped with ZA554 and enter into preservation at RAF Lossiemouth

134 was delivered into the hangar for disposal swapping with 133 which has been prepped for road move into preservation.

[Vulcanone]

Excellent news.