Tornado final weeks info

[reaper493]

Marham twitter feed has just advised all required aircraft are serviceable. No further info.
Photo shows three standard colour jets.

Mike

[Pat Murphy]

Station Commander walking the fence at Marham. Excellent touch. Applauded. Excellent from the RAF

[TombsRIP]

4 jets showing on adsb (so far 1407z)

ZG752 (TRNDO 91)
ZA553 (TRNDO 92?)
ZA587 (TRNDO 93)
ZD716 (TRNDO 94)

Now showing (1421z)
ZA542 (TRNDO96)
ZG791 (TRNADO98)

Now showing (1430z)
ZA463 (TRNDO22)
Now showing (1434z)
ZD848 (TORN021)
Now showing (1438z)
ZG771 (TRNDO97)

2 missing then for 11 jet total. Plus camera ship hawk XX198 "Pirate 10".
Appears to be a couple typhoons ZJ814 & ZK351 in vicinity out over N.Sea


Cheers

[Scimiitry]

9 up so far with two more about to go!

[herc15]

cracking effort from RAF Marham, great send off to a great aircraft
now we wait for them to return for the second half

[tornado17]

4 jets showing on adsb (so far 1407z)

ZG752 (TRNDO 91)
ZA553 (TRNDO 92?)
ZA587 (TRNDO 93)
ZD716 (TRNDO 94)

Now showing (1421z)
ZA542 (TRNDO96)
ZG791 (TRNADO98)

Now showing (1430z)
ZA463 (TRNDO22)
Now showing (1434z)
ZD848 (TORN021)
Now showing (1438z)
ZG771 (TRNDO97)

2 missing then for 11 jet total. Plus camera ship hawk XX198 "Pirate 10".
Appears to be a couple typhoons ZJ814 & ZK351 in vicinity out over N.Sea


Cheers

Another was ZA601

[TombsRIP]

Plus ZD744 (also not plotting).

Cheers

[plmc135]

If ZG752 is the lead aircraft, flypast at Cranwell complete

[TombsRIP]

If ZG752 is the lead aircraft, flypast at Cranwell complete

Noticed Mode-S now showing ZG752 callsign now as "BXI", IX(B) Sqn!! In reverse though...

Cheers

[herc15]

couldn't have asked for more, a cracking send off

[oslo.barnes]

That was AWESOME!! Well Done Marham!!
More than I expected...
Anyone lucky enough to be at the end of the runway when they all lined up?

[wash99]

Well done RAF marham,what a send off. fantastic well done to all involved.

[Unknown74]

Hope Morayvia are given one? Also seeing as they already have an F. 3, it would have been great to see a match set at East Fortune, doubt it will happen though.

Can’t say I’m happy about missing the flypasts.

[herc15]

That was AWESOME!! Well Done Marham!!
More than I expected...
Anyone lucky enough to be at the end of the runway when they all lined up?

yep I will post a few pics soonish
EDIT: my photo host is being a pain, i know 633 squadron got some shots of it though...

[PeteHemsley]

Incredible, but truly sad end. Wow.

Station CO walking the fence, shaking the hand and taking selfies with my mate who travelled from chicago just for today was just awesome.

If you read this forum, thank you for a send off we will never remember.

HUGE thanks to the farmer for his efforts for the event, even though some drove straight into his fields through the roped off areas! A great amount of money raised for a touching cause.

[TREBAX_RAVEN]

Cant thank the RAf for the effort that they put in today, simply overwhelming. Still finding it hard to take it that they will soon be legends of the past.

[Pat Murphy]

Just got in now. What a day. A special mention has to go the landowner without whose co-operation today would have been impossible. The Station Commander? Well I can't remember the last time one came out and had a chat with the guys on the fence. A top effort from him and all his team. To be applauded.

As for the end? Well I heard many a call of "end of an era" and this jaded old spotter? Well let's just say there was some grit blowing around and some of it may have lodged in my eye......

That was my last chance today. They are gone and it IS the end of an era. We'll not see their like again.....

Pat

Oh and a mention for "Dave and group" (I think from Swindon) whose Chat and Banter kept all amused. Oh and he doesn't like cyclists

[bessie]

Just to echo the above post ....Me and my son have just got back in from a memorable day. And thank god i went, a quick pint and bed, RAF Marham so proud of you ,Thank you ps you do not fly formation flying ..... you could have fooled me , superb cheers

[saint1]

Yup, ditto to all the good stuff above. Particularly Stn Cdr Marham and PR team for keeping us all in the loop. PR also handed out a box of Tonka photos around the fenceline which went 'above and beyond' too. Also saw two sorties of F35's Weds / Thurs bashing the circuit, nice but not Tonkas! ...and no Nav either. End of an era and was worth every second if blinking cold!

[plmc135]

Just a shame that on our local BBC news reports it was once again inconsiderate car parking on A1122 that created stories and apparently brought the police into action.