Tornado GR4 Fleet General Info

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ZA601/066 RAFAIR 9552 Tornado GR.4 returned from Op Shader Duty 04/11/2016

[Steven]

Monday 7th November 2016

Wolf 11 [12(B) Sqn] showed on VR as Tornado GR4 ZA554/046
Wolf 12 [12(B) Sqn] showed on VR as Tornado GR4 ZG779/136
Bulkhead 11 [IX(B) Sqn] showed on VR as Tornado GR4 ZA553/045
Bulkhead 12 [IX(B) Sqn] showed on VR as Tornado GR4 ZA370/004
Tirpitz 31 [IX(B) Sqn] showed on VR as Tornado GR4 ZA559/049
Marham ** showed on VR as Tornado GR4 ZG750/128 - Currently 25th Anniversary of Op Granby Special Scheme

Tuesday 8th November 2016

Fang 21 [IX(B) Sqn] showed on VR as Tornado GR4 ZA370/004
Fang 22 [IX(B) Sqn] showed on VR as Tornado GR4 ZA553/045
Marham ** showed on VR as Tornado GR4 ZA594/060
Tarnish 21 showed on VR as Tornado GR4 ZA546/038 - Last Previously noted March 2016

Wednesday 9th November 2016

Fang 11 [IX(B) Sqn] showed on VR as Tornado GR4 ZA370/004
Fang 12 [IX(B) Sqn] showed on VR as Tornado GR4 ZA594/060
Wolf 11 [12(B) Sqn] showed on VR as Tornado GR4 ZA554/046
Wolf 12 [12(B) Sqn] showed on VR as Tornado GR4 ZG777/135
Vermin 32 [12(B) Sqn] showed on VR as Tornado GR4 ZA543/036
Tarnish 21 showed on VR as Tornado GR4 ZA546/038
Marham ** showed on VR as Tornado GR4 ZA548/040 - Currently 100th Anniversary of 31 Squadron Special Tail
Marham ** showed on VR as Tornado GR4 ZA559/049

Thursday 10th November 2016

Bulkhead 11 [IX(B) Sqn] showed on VR as Tornado GR4 ZA553/045
Bulkhead 12 [IX(B) Sqn] showed on VR as Tornado GR4 ZA559/049
Wolf 11 [12(B) Sqn] showed on VR as Tornado GR4 ZA554/046
Wolf 12 [12(B) Sqn] showed on VR as Tornado GR4 ZG777/135
Vermin 31 [12(B) Sqn] showed on VR as Tornado GR4 ZA543/036 - Thanks to Gareth
Marham ** showed on VR as Tornado GR4 ZA594/060
Marham ** showed on VR as Tornado GR4 ZA548/040 - Currently 100th Anniversary of 31 Squadron Special Tail - Thanks to Gareth
Mentor 41 [XV Sqn] showed on VR as Tornado GR4 ZD849/110
Mentor 42 [XV Sqn] showed on VR as Tornado GR4 ZD848/109

Friday 11th November 2016

Marham ** showed on VR as Tornado GR4 ZA594/060
Lossie ** showed on VR as Tornado GR4 ZA588/056

[**I will not be recording individual callsigns due to an aircrew request**

Callsigns/serials correct according to PP/VR - I will always record the movements using observations by members whenever possible - these logs serve only as a record - info also obtained from Donny Radar Search Database]

Please note - I will only log the aircraft once per day - i'm not going to record the same jet going up 4 times a day with a different callsign and I would encourage members not to do so either - this isn't a movements topic, if you want to record the aircraft movements throughout the day please post it as a log on the Marham section as this topic is simply to log that the aircraft flew that day]

[Blackcat1]

Tuesday morning monitored on 360radar

Marham ** ZA594
Bulkhead 11 (IX(B) Sqn) ZA553
Bulkhead 12 (IX (B) Sqn) ZA370
Wolf 11 (12 (B) Sqn) ZA554

[grimly aviation pics]

Tuesday morning monitored on 360radar

Marham 74 ZA594
Bulkhead 11 (IX(B) Sqn) ZA553
Bulkhead 12 (IX (B) Sqn) ZA370
Wolf 11 (12 (B) Sqn) ZA554

updated you for mate

[Steven]

He probably left it blank deliberately for the same reasons I don't post pilots individual callsigns.

[Blackcat1]

Yep left it blank for that reason lol

[grimly aviation pics]

Yep left it blank for that reason lol

is that what I updated if so sorry didn't know??

[Blackcat1]

No problem mate

[Blackcat1]

Couple more

Wed 9/11/16

Marham ** ZA548
Jackal 22 (12 (B) Sqn) ZA543

[markranger]

Tarnish Flew 038 Today.

[Blackcat1]

Couple more from today (Thu 10/11/16)

Marham ** ZA548
Vermin 31 ZA543

Cheers

[markranger]

025 was seen being towed from the Tubes(Engine run) Back to BAE hangar.

[Steven]

Monday 14th November 2016

Wolf 11 [12(B) Sqn] showed on VR as Tornado GR4 ZA554/046
Wolf 12 [12(B) Sqn] showed on VR as Tornado GR4 ZG779/136
Tirpitz 31 [IX(B) Sqn] showed on VR as Tornado GR4 ZA559/049
Tirpitz 32 [IX(B) Sqn] showed on VR as Tornado GR4 ZA546/038
Marham ** showed on VR as Tornado GR4 ZA372/006
Marham ** showed on VR as Tornado GR4 ZA548/040 - Currently 31 Squadron 100th Anniversary Special Tail

Tuesday 15th November 2016

Bulkhead 11 [IX(B) Sqn] showed on VR as Tornado GR4 ZA559/049
Bulkhead 12 [IX(B) Sqn] showed on VR as Tornado GR4 ZA546/038
Bulkhead 13 [IX(B) Sqn] showed on VR as Tornado GR4 ZA459/025
Wolf 11 [12(B) Sqn] showed on VR as Tornado GR4 ZG750/128 - Currently 25th Anniversary of Op Granby Special Scheme
Wolf 12 [12(B) Sqn] showed on VR as Tornado GR4 ZA554/046
Jackal 21 [12(B) Sqn] showed on VR as Tornado GR4 ZA543/036
Marham ** showed on VR as Tornado GR4 ZA372/006
Marham ** showed on VR as Tornado GR4 ZA548/040 - Currently 31 Squadron 100th Anniversary Special Tail
Tarnish 21 showed on VR as Tornado GR4 ZA473/032 - First time noted since December 2015

Wednesday 16th November 2016

Tirpitz 21 [IX(B) Sqn] showed on VR as Tornado GR4 ZA462/027
Tirpitz 22 [IX(B) Sqn] showed on VR as Tornado GR4 ZA546/038
Wolf 11 [12(B) Sqn] showed on VR as Tornado GR4 ZA459/025
Wolf 12 [12(B) Sqn] showed on VR as Tornado GR4 ZA372/006
????????????? showed on VR as Tornado GR4 ZD848/109

Thursday 17th November 2016

Fang 51 [IX(B) Sqn] showed on VR as Tornado GR4 ZA546/038
Fang 53 [IX(B) Sqn] showed on VR as Tornado GR4 ZA553/045
Fang 54 [IX(B) Sqn] showed on VR as Tornado GR4 ZA370/004
Wolf 11 [12(B) Sqn] showed on VR as Tornado GR4 ZG777/135
Wolf 12 [12(B) Sqn] showed on VR as Tornado GR4 ZA554/046
Marham ** showed on VR as Tornado GR4 ZG750/128 - Currently 25th Anniversary of Op Granby Special Scheme
Lossie ** showed on VR as Tornado GR4 ZA453/022

Friday 18th November 2016

RAFAIR 7080 showed on VR as Tornado GR4 ZA546/038
Tarnish 21 showed on VR as Tornado GR4 ZA473/032

[**I will not be recording individual callsigns due to an aircrew request**

Callsigns/serials correct according to PP/VR - I will always record the movements using observations by members whenever possible - these logs serve only as a record - info also obtained from Donny Radar Search Database]

Please note - I will only log the aircraft once per day - i'm not going to record the same jet going up 4 times a day with a different callsign and I would encourage members not to do so either - this isn't a movements topic, if you want to record the aircraft movements throughout the day please post it as a log on the Marham section as this topic is simply to log that the aircraft flew that day]

[Blackcat1]

Monitored today (Tuesday 15/11/16) on 360 radar

Wolf 12 ZA554
Tarnish 21 ZA473
Wolf 11 ZG750
Bulkhead 11 ZA559
Bulkhead 12 ZA546
Bulkhead 13 ZA459
Marham ** ZA548
Marham ** ZA372
Jackal 21 ZA543

[markranger]

048,093,095 and 099 all showing RTP October 2016.

[Steven]

cheers, Mark. I'll update the list now.

Steven.

[markranger]

Also Demobbed have 078 as WFU but still at Marham.
WFU= Withdrawn From Use. She was one of the few still in sqn markings (31sqn)
Mark.

[DavidT]

A real shame that the flow to Leeming has started again.
Another four from a force of extremely competent strike aircraft are removed from the front line but don’t worry NATO – it’s all within the original budget plan.

Let’s hope they are for storage and not RTP.

[Steven]

We're down to 59 'serviceable' GR4 airframes which INCLUDES 12 jets that have not been noted in 6+ & 12+ months - so 47 jets still in use regularly.

Total of 78 GR4's at RTP and 6 jets written-off.

Also, David, of the five jets Mark has listed only one was withdrawn during October - the rest were from March, May and June but their fates have only just become clear.

[DavidT]

Thanks Steven, I thought some enlightened person might just have put their foot on the RTP brake pedal, but sadly not.