Tornado GR4 Fleet General Info

[06L]

Thanks Steven hope you had a good birthday the other day

Ok checking the bernews.com they have pics of the jet departing and the following seems to be the complete list.

ZA370 / 004
ZA372 / 006
ZA453 / 022
ZA461 / 026
ZA546 / 038
ZG707/ 119
ZG727 / 126
ZG729 / 127

http://bernews.com/2014/01/photos-raf-m ... g-bermuda/

Gary,

So a GR.4 is unaccounted for out of these as 006 is airborne now?

It looks like 005 has gone into RTP this afternoon, last logged on a Leeming squawk!

Graham

[Gary]

Sorry that was me coping and pasting instead of writing it out

ZA370 / 004
ZA453 / 022
ZA461 / 026
ZA546 / 038
ZD792 /100 (no photo proof has been posted on this one, it purely from PP)
ZG707/ 119
ZG727 / 126
ZG729 / 127

[np1991]

006/ZA372 landed at Lossie today as Tarnish 21 - to XV Sqn line.
009/ZA395 arrived at Lossie today as Marham 67 - to XV Sqn line
131/ZG756 departed Lossie as Lossie 25 and gave Swanwick Mil his destination was Leeming.

[voodoo31]

It appears that ZA601/066/EB-B went to RTP at Leeming yesterday as TARNISH 21.

Graham

Theres still life in the old girl yet. She's awaiting servicing at CMU at Marham, hope this helps!

Great work from all! Keep it Up

Cheers Matt

[Vulcanone]

Has anyone actually come up with the reasoning for getting rid of younger(ish) ZG airframes from the early 1990s (like ZG756) as opposed to (some) of the survivors being from the batches from 10 years before?

Is it airframe hours?

I know when they retired Jaguars at Coltishall before 6 moved to Coningsby I read somewhere that 6 took the Golden fleet airframes (best of the lot I guess)?

Tim

[Gary]

Does anyone have a list of the twin stick Tornado GR4s? Can't find the one I had Be interesting to know how many are in service.

From memory http://www.tornado-data.com/ used to have a list of them but the website appears to be down

[Reptile 1]

A bit of digging around and i have come up with this list

Tornado GR4(T) ZA365/001 - RTP
Tornado GR4(T) ZA367/002 - RTP
Tornado GR4(T) ZA410/016 - RTP
Tornado GR4(T) ZA412/017 - Active
Tornado GR4(T) ZA456/023 - Active
Tornado GR4(T) ZA541/033 - Active
Tornado GR4(T) ZA554/037 - RTP
Tornado GR4(T) ZA549/041 - RTP
Tornado GR4(T) ZA551/043 - Active
Tornado GR4(T) ZA552/044 - RTP
Tornado GR4(T) ZA562/051 - Active
Tornado GR4(T) ZA598/064 - Active
Tornado GR4(T) ZA604/068 - Active
Tornado GR4(T) ZD741/089 - RTP
Tornado GR4(T) ZD742/090 - Active
Tornado GR4(T) ZD743/091 - W/O
Tornado GR4(T) ZD812/104 - W/O
Tornado GR4(T) ZD842/105 - Active
Tornado GR4(T) ZE116/116 - RTP
Tornado GR4(T) ZG727/126 - Active
Tornado GR4(T) ZG750/128 - Active
Tornado GR4(T) ZG754/130 - Not noted +12months
Tornado GR4(T) ZG771/131- RTP

[POL]

Tornado GR4(T) ZG754/130 - Not noted +12months

L/n April 2013 stored CMU according to Scramble.

[Gary]

A bit of digging around and i have come up with this list

Tornado GR4(T) ZA365/001 - RTP
Tornado GR4(T) ZA367/002 - RTP
Tornado GR4(T) ZA410/016 - RTP
Tornado GR4(T) ZA412/017 - Active
Tornado GR4(T) ZA456/023 - Active
Tornado GR4(T) ZA541/033 - Active
Tornado GR4(T) ZA554/037 - RTP
Tornado GR4(T) ZA549/041 - RTP
Tornado GR4(T) ZA551/043 - Active
Tornado GR4(T) ZA552/044 - RTP
Tornado GR4(T) ZA562/051 - Active
Tornado GR4(T) ZA598/064 - Active
Tornado GR4(T) ZA604/068 - Active
Tornado GR4(T) ZD741/089 - RTP
Tornado GR4(T) ZD742/090 - Active
Tornado GR4(T) ZD743/091 - W/O
Tornado GR4(T) ZD812/104 - W/O
Tornado GR4(T) ZD842/105 - Active
Tornado GR4(T) ZE116/116 - RTP
Tornado GR4(T) ZG727/126 - Active
Tornado GR4(T) ZG750/128 - Active
Tornado GR4(T) ZG754/130 - Not noted +12months
Tornado GR4(T) ZG771/131- RTP

Thanks for that

[Gary]

The following have departing under Ascot callsigns today 28/01 viewtopic.php?f=8&t=92433 viewtopic.php?f=44&p=577856#p577856

ZA473/032
ZA587/055
ZD716/084

Guess we can expect some airframes back in the next few days. Pure speculation but looking at the dates last noted ZA469 /029, ZA592/059, ZD709/078, ZD719/085 have all been in Afghanistan for a while so could be any of those returning.

[06L]

Tornado GR4(T) ZA541/033

Rob,

This should read ZA541/034


I also have these -

Tornado GR4(T) ZA548/040 - Active
Tornado GR4(T) ZA594/060 - Active
Tornado GR4(T) ZA595/061 - Active
Tornado GR4(T) ZA602/067 - Active
Tornado GR4(T) ZA612/074 - Active
Tornado GR4(T) ZD711/079 - Active
Tornado GR4(T) ZD712/080 - Active
Tornado GR4(T) ZD713/081 - Active
Tornado GR4(T) ZG752/129 - Active
Tornado GR4(T) ZG771/133 - CMU?

I don't have ZA604/068 as being a twinstick however.

Graham

[06L]

Guess we can expect some airframes back in the next few days. Pure speculation but looking at the dates last noted ZA469 /029, ZA592/059, ZD709/078, ZD719/085 have all been in Afghanistan for a while so could be any of those returning.

Or ZA449/020, ZA591/058 and ZD740/088 (and perhaps ZD890/113?)

Other possibilities are ZA447/019, ZA459/025, ZD707/077, ZD843/106 and ZD851/112, but these only seemed to disappear overseas at the end of 2013 so you wouldn't expect them back yet. Unless RTP beckons!!!

Graham

[Vulcanone]

There must be a storage container mountain at Marham Gary.....

Or somewhere given that they stripped over 90 F.3s for starters, and are now onto the main course of GR.4s

Tim S

[armra1972]

ZG754/130 Outside CMU today, stripped & on low loader.

[Vulcanone]

armra1972,

When you say stripped on a low loader... Is that stripped out completely for RTP or stripped down for major refurb ?

Tim S

[Reptile 1]

ZA398/010 'SHINY TWO' is now destined for RTP, they won't fix the Bird Strikes damage however they 'MAY' replace a servicable GR4 fin with that of Shiny Two, so i was told today

[armra1972]

Vulcanone,

It left camp this morning, no engines & wings/fin removed travelling on seperate truck.

[Reptile 1]

Tornado GR4(T) ZA541/033

Rob,

This should read ZA541/034


I also have these -

Tornado GR4(T) ZA548/040 - Active
Tornado GR4(T) ZA594/060 - Active
Tornado GR4(T) ZA595/061 - Active
Tornado GR4(T) ZA602/067 - Active
Tornado GR4(T) ZA612/074 - Active
Tornado GR4(T) ZD711/079 - Active
Tornado GR4(T) ZD712/080 - Active
Tornado GR4(T) ZD713/081 - Active
Tornado GR4(T) ZG752/129 - Active
Tornado GR4(T) ZG771/133 - CMU?

I don't have ZA604/068 as being a twinstick however.

Graham

Cheers Graham, i was going through http://www.airfighters.com/photosearch.php?cra=2537, some may be missing but it was the closest i could find to a full list

[Vulcanone]

I just had a thought, if the Midland Air Museum managed to save ZA452 (Gulf Killer) a Desert Storm veteran, I wonder if BAE Systems is keeping similar veterans to one side once they have been stripped for RTP.

I know they can't all be saved but something would be better than nothing, as the F.3 fleet hasn't been so lucky.


Tim S

[Reptile 1]

ZA592/059 popped up on Mode S this afternoon, has this sneaked in from the Sand Box?