Tornado GR4 Fleet General Info

[Steven]

Thanks all once again - I am currently trying to update the list as and when I get the updates.

Mark can you confirm 078 as Tim recently said she has gone to RTP?

Steven.

[markranger]

Thanks all once again - I am currently trying to update the list as and when I get the updates.

Mark can you confirm 078 as Tim recently said she has gone to RTP?

Steven.

Yep
078 With Goldstar 31sqn on Tail.
Flew twice today

[Vulcanone]

It appeared on the last 2 lists,by mistake in the RTP section

I pointed that one out, didn't say it had actually gone to the depths of Yorkshire

Been busy doing a temp job, so not quite so much leisure time right now


Tim

[Steven]

Sorry, Tim. I must have misread it - i thought you were saying it had snuck into Leeming! Will amend shortly.

Steven.

[Vulcanone]

No worries Steven

Might be up at Coningsby for the new 41 Sqn jet in December


Tim

[rh226]

DTVmovements site report ZA393/008 overshooting today (20th) under callsign "Marham30". Looks like it has returned from (loan to??) 41 Sqdn.

[markranger]

023,045,074 noted flying at Marham today.
Mark.

[BatmanIX]

Mirage 41 (and C24)

Don't forget Typhoons self designated and dropped stuff out in Libya...

Until the publisher I worked for went pear shaped in 2012, I kept fairly up to date with Typhoon and F-35 and other stuff. Alas, now I just can't quite keep up with some of it

Anyhow here is what I can remember

Typhoon

Is (currently undergoing/will be undergoing) integration trials of Storm Shadow and Brimstone (One of these has started in Italy mid 2014) and also 41 has been doing Paveway VI trials out in the USA. Not sure where they are with Meteor trials

F-35

Weapons trials on and of before I lost the will to keep up....It has a mix of things that it can carry as a stealthy option, and after the combat area becomes less needy of stealth, it can carry external things like a gun....and I assume stuff similar to F-15E F-22 etc. The RAF have spoken of integrating Meteor (A to A missile)

Hope that helps, well not that its does for The Mighty Fin...


Tim S

I heard that the Typhoons were unable to designate their own weapons dropped and that the GR4's did it for them during Op Ellamy back in 2011.
A bit similar to the Buccaneers lighting up the targets for the GR1's during Op Granby in 91.

Paul

[Gary]

Paul

During the II(AC) Sqn spotters centenary event back in May 2012 the blue suiters said by the end of Op Ellamy the Typhoons could designate targets themselves (Sometime after June or July 2011 from memory) but for the majority of the the involvement in Ellamy they needed Tornados.

Back on topic

ZA541 /034 has been on a airtest today as Tarnish 21

[Reptile 1]

ZA585/054 noted 23-10-14 as 'Marham 32'

[voodoo31]

Marham movements today:
Tarnish 21 -034 from lossie to HAS 54
Marham 32- 054
Fang1 - 023
Fang 2- 007
Marham 63-129
Vampire 1- 023
Vampire 2- 078


Cheers Matt

[voodoo31]

A long time absentee was eyeballed on CMU pan engine running today 006- ZA372

Matt

[Reptile 1]

New 41 Sqn Jet coming soon

ZG775/134 will be coded EB-Z and once all the Mods are complete it will replace ZA614/EB-Z

[Vulcanone]

Well at least it means 41 Sqn still has something to do with the Tornado, a win win I think.

So long as ZA614 isn't put out to pasture...

Tim S

[Gary]

ZD788/098 ' 40th anniversary jet airborne under a airtest call sign

[Flyingmonster]

ZD788/098 ' 40th anniversary jet airborne under a airtest call sign

Is that its first flight?

[Mike]

ZD788/098 ' 40th anniversary jet airborne under a airtest call sign

Is that its first flight?

No, Jamie - it first flew on 03/10/84.

[Steven]

Updated the list.

Just want to thank everyone for the regular updates you've given me recently. Thanks to all!

Steven.

[Reptile 1]

ZG750/128 noted 28-10-14 as 'Tarnish 21'

ZD788/098 40 Year Special noted 29-10-14 as 'Fang 2'

ZA469/029 noted 29-10-14 as 'Tirpitz 2'

[Gary]

ZA449 / 020 is showing airborne as Tarnish 21, some PP sharers still have the HEX as ZA404 /013 though