Tornado GR4 Fleet General Info

[DavidT]

1350 dep
Voodoo 1 ZG775
Voodoo 2 ZA560

1423 dep
Primus 1 ZA472
Primus 2 ZD849

First 3 from Hot Pits, ZD849 from HAS.

Regards
David

[Blackcat1]

Thanks very much

[Blackcat1]

Thursday 18th January 2018

Marham ## showed as ZG775
Monster 1 [31 Sqdn] showed as ZA472
Monster 2 [31 Sqdn] showed as ZA554
Marham ## showed as ZA542
Marham ## shows as ZD713

[Integrale1]

Quick update on ZA459.

It will return to Marham, however it is due to be taken out of active service and prepped for display, not scrapped.

[Blackcat1]

Good news

[Integrale1]

ZD741 - 089 went to RTP today

[grimly aviation pics]

ZD741 - 089 went to RTP today

Did it ? Havnt seen it logged anywhere no one saw it yesterday ? Or has it been scrapped at Marham

[Blackcat1]

Leeming runway closed. Was she scrapped at Marham? Can anyone confirm please?

[Ryan22]

Really sad that ZD741 has gone the way of RTP, rather than preservation for display. I guess she has a bounty of usable parts, however she is the last in the line of Tornado 'MacRobert's Reply' airframes and was the XV(R) Disbandment flagship. Yes, I'm the sentimental sort with this kind of thing!

[Blackcat1]

Me too Ryan!

[Gary]

Of the 36 left there are 9 with Op Granby heritage, without checking likely Telic, Ellamy & Shader etc ops too. If any Tornados need saving it's one of those. The numbers the RAF are talking about at OSD, hopefully one of the nine might survive and make it to a museum

If anyone wants to know the following are listed as taking part in Granby

ZA447 / 019 "MiG Eater"
ZA459 / 025*
ZA463 / 028 "Flying High"
ZA469 / 029
ZA472 / 031
ZA473 / 032 "Foxy Mama"
ZD744/ 092 "Buddha"
ZD792 / 100 "Nursie"
ZD848 / 109

* Integrale1 has indicated ZA459 / 025 will go on display at Marham

[grimly aviation pics]

ZD741 - 089 went to RTP today

Did it ? Havnt seen it logged anywhere no one saw it yesterday ? Or has it been scrapped at Marham

Still no confirmation on this can anybody confirm this??

[Blackcat1]

ZA459 on his way back from Leeming after his birdstrike last week.

[markranger]

Think ZG771 Marham 100th is the new WLT ( Weapons Load Trainer)

[Gary]

ZD741 - 089 went to RTP today

Did it ? Havnt seen it logged anywhere no one saw it yesterday ? Or has it been scrapped at Marham

Still no confirmation on this can anybody confirm this??

Patience. It sounds like it's been withdrawn from squadron ops waiting delivery flight. Leeming was closed yesterday

[Blackcat1]

ZD713 on his way back to Marham from Leeming too?

[Integrale1]

Update on my original post, it did not go to leeming as planned due to the runway at leeming being closed
It will however depart for leeming at some point this week.

[StevenNFFC]

Monday 22nd January 2018

Monster 1 [31 Sqn] showed as Tornado GR4 ZA472/031
Monster 2 [31 Sqn] showed as Tornado GR4 ZA542/035
Monster 3 [31 Sqn] showed as Tornado GR4 ZA553/045
Monster 4 [31 Sqn] showed as Tornado GR4 ZD849/110
Marham ** showed as Tornado GR4 ZA560/EB-Q - 050

Tuesday 23rd January 2018

Monster 1 [31 Sqn] showed as Tornado GR4 ZA553/045
Monster 2 [31 Sqn] showed as Tornado GR4 ZD849/110
Monster 3 [31 Sqn] showed as Tornado GR4 ZA472/031
Monster 4 [31 Sqn] showed as Tornado GR4 ZA459/025
Marham ** showed as Tornado GR4 ZD713/081

Wednesday 24th January 2018

Fang 1 [IX(B) Sqn] showed as Tornado GR4 ZA459/025
Fang 2 [IX(B) Sqn] showed as Tornado GR4 ZA553/045
Monster 1 [31 Sqn] showed as Tornado GR4 ZA560/EB-Q - 050
Monster 2 [31 Sqn] showed as Tornado GR4 ZA554/046
Voodoo 1 [31 Sqn] showed as Tornado GR4 ZA542/035

Thursday 25th January 2018

Voodoo 1 [31 Sqn] showed as Tornado GR4 ZA472/031
Voodoo 2 [31 Sqn] showed as Tornado GR4 ZA542/035
Monster 2 [31 Sqn] showed as Tornado GR4 ZA560/EB-Q -050
Fang 02 [IX(B) Sqn] showed as Tornado GR4 ZA553/045
Marham ** showed as Tornado GR4 ZG752/129
Marham ** showed as Tornado GR4 ZD741/089 - To RTP Leeming

[DavidT]

Unusual sight at Marham this afternoon
Voodoo1 ZA472 flew 3 low approaches and circuits to Rwy 19

[Gary]

Runway 1/19 will be used at some point this year, when 06/24 is closed for maintenance ready for the F-35s, or that was the plan last year