Tornado GR4 Fleet General Info

[Steven]

Can anyone identify "Ascot 9734" which came back from Akrotiri on 2nd March last week? Came back with ZA591/058, ZA557/048 and ZA611/073
Also, can anyone tell me whether any other jets accompanied "Ascot 9731/32" ZA592/059 and ZA601/066 that departed TO Akrotiri the day before?

Monday 7th March 2016

Immortal 31 [IX(B) Sqn] showed on PP as Tornado GR4 ZA462/027
Immortal 32 [IX(B) Sqn] showed on PP as Tornado GR4 ZA542/035
???????????? 61 showed on PP as Tornado GR4 ZA472/031

Tuesday 8th March 2016

Tirpitz 21 [IX(B) Sqn] showed on PP as Tornado GR4 ZA462/027
Tirpitz 22 [IX(B) Sqn] showed on PP as Tornado GR4 ZD709/078
Marham 20 showed on PP as Tornado GR4 ZA542/035
Marham 63 showed on PP as Tornado GR4 ZA548/040 - Currently 31 Squadron 100th Anniversary Special Tail
Lossie 516 showed on PP as Tornado GR4 ZA597/063
????????????? showed on PP as Tornado GR4 ZD842/105

Wednesday 9th March 2016

Immortal 31 [IX(B) Sqn] showed on PP as Tornado GR4 ZA462/027
Immortal 32 [IX(B) Sqn] showed on PP as Tornado GR4 ZD709/078
Marham 74 showed on PP as Tornado GR4 ZA459/025 - Looks like that solves the mystery of which other jet came back from Akrotiri

Thursday 10th March 2016

Fang 11 [IX(B) Sqn] showed on PP as Tornado GR4 ZA542/035
Fang 12 [IX(B) Sqn] showed on PP as Tornado GR4 ZA472/031
Marham 06 showed on PP as Tornado GR4 ZD709/078
Lossie 516 showed on PP as Tornado GR4 ZA557/048

Friday 11th March 2016

Ester 61 [IX(B) Sqn] showed on PP as Tornado GR4 ZA542/035
Ester 62 [IX(B) Sqn] showed on PP as Tornado GR4 ZA462/027

[Callsigns/serials correct according to PP - I will always record the movements using observations by members whenever possible - these logs serve only as a record]

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Anybody got any ideas of the callsigns for the 2 current flyers atm

ZA472/031 CT 61
ZA462/027 CT 62

[markranger]

Noted today.
Flying
027 Flew as Tirpitz 21
031 Flew as Fang 22
035 Flew as Fang 21
078(Later had a snag) Flew as Marham 06

BAE
092 ( Engine runs)
058 (being striped down I think)

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Week Commencing 7th March Log -

07/03/2016
ZA472/031 CT 61 Tornado GR.4
ZA462/027 CT 62 Tornado GR.4
ZA462/027 Tirpitz 22 Tornado GR.4
ZA542/035 Tirpitz 21 Tornado GR.4

08/03/2016
ZA462/027 Tirpitz 21 Tornado GR.4
ZA597/063 Lossie 516 Tornado GR.4
ZD842/105 Tornado GR.4
ZD709/078 Tirpitz 22 Tornado GR.4
ZA542/035 Marham 20 Tornado GR.4
ZA462/027 Marham 09 Tornado GR.4
ZD709/078 Marham 68 Tornado GR.4
ZA548/040 Marham 63 Tornado GR.4 31 Sqd Special Tail

09/03/2016
ZA462/027 Tirpitz 21 Tornado GR.4
ZD709/078 Tirpitz 22 Tornado GR.4
ZA459/025 Marham 74 Tornado GR.4
ZD709/078 IL 32 Tornado GR.4
ZA462/027 Tirpitz 21 Tornado GR.4

10/03/2016
ZD709/078 Marham 06 Tornado GR.4
ZA557/048 Lossie 516 Tornado GR.4
ZA542/035 Fang 11 Tornado GR.4
ZA472/031 Fang 12 Tornado GR.4
ZA462/027 Ascot 151 Tornado GR.4
ZA462/027 Fang 11 Tornado GR.4

11/03/2016
ZA546/038 Ester 61 Tornado GR.4
ZA462/027 Ester 62 Tornado GR.4

12/03/2016
ZA607/070 Ascot 9691 Tornado GR.4 Return from ?

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Also 2 new callsigns to me aswell last week and today - Ester and Wisdom

ZA546/038 Ester 61 Tornado GR.4
ZA462/027 Ester 62 Tornado GR.4
ZG779/136 Wisdom 62 Tornado GR.4

[tonkatom]

Could these be exercise callsigns as I have never heard them been called before.

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Could these be exercise callsigns as I have never heard them been called before.

you maybe right I havnt heard them before but doesn't mean there not

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ZA550/042 Tarnish 21

Havnt seen this airframe for a while. Anybody got the last date she flew?

[Blackcat1]

Wisdom was Exercise Cobra Warrior callsign.

[markranger]

ZA550/042 Tarnish 21

Havnt seen this airframe for a while. Anybody got the last date she flew?

Taken from page 1 of this thread.

ZA550/042 - Last Noted 27-02-15 at Marham

Mark.

[Steven]

Cheers for pointing out that page one still exists, Mark. Seems like people don't think it does!

Monday 14th March 2016

Marham 68 showed on PP as Tornado GR4 ZG779/136
Tarnish 21 showed on PP as Tornado GR4 ZA550/042 - First Noted since February 2015

Tuesday 15th March 2016

Fang 11 [IX(B) Sqn] showed on PP as Tornado GR4 ZG779/136
Fang 12 [IX(B) Sqn] showed on PP as Tornado GR4 ZA614/076
Tirpitz 22 [IX(B) Sqn] showed on PP as Tornado GR4 ZD709/078
Marham 20 showed on PP as Tornado GR4 ZA472/031
Tarnish 21 showed on PP as Tornado GR4 ZA550/042

Wednesday 16th March 2016

Album 61 [CQWIC] showed on PP as Tornado GR4 ZA459/025
Album 62 [CQWIC] showed on PP as Tornado GR4 ZA462/027
Tirpitz 21 [IX(B) Sqn] showed on PP as Tornado GR4 ZA614/076
Marham 29 showed on PP as Tornado GR4 ZA548/040 - Currently 31 Squadron 100th Anniversary Special Tail
Tarnish 21 showed on PP as Tornado GR4 ZA550/042

Thursday 17th March 2016

Marham 06 showed on PP as Tornado GR4 ZA548/040 - Currently 31 Squadron 100th Anniversary Special Tail
Fang 11 [IX(B) Sqn] showed on PP as Tornado GR4 ZA462/027

Friday 18th March 2016

Ester 61 [CQWIC] showed on PP as Tornado GR4 ZA462/027
Ester 62 [CQWIC] showed on PP as Tornado GR4 ZA472/031
Marham 33 showed on PP as Tornado GR4 ZA548/040 - Currently 31 Squadron 100th Anniversary Special Tail
Lossie 09 showed on PP as Tornado GR4 ZA463/028 - Jet Swap?
Lossie 09 showed on PP as Tornado GR4 ZD849/110 - Jet Swap?

[Callsigns/serials correct according to PP - I will always record the movements using observations by members whenever possible - these logs serve only as a record]

[tonkatom]

ZG779 is back up as Marham 06

[Blackcat1]

Wednesday 16/03/16

So far today

Amber 61 ZA459/025

Amber 62 ZA462/027 (Both part of EX Cobra Warrior)

Marham 29 ZA548/040 (31 Sqdn Special)

[ridgmeister]

17 March Movements until 15:00

ZA462 027 as Fang11 then later as Tirpitz21
ZA548 (31 Sqn centenary) as Marham06 then as Marham63

[Steven]

Monday 21st March 2016

Immortal 21 [IX(B) Sqn] showed on PP as Tornado GR4 ZG779/136
Immortal 22 [IX(B) Sqn] showed on PP as Tornado GR4 ZA472/031

Tuesday 22nd March 2016

Marham 01 showed on PP as Tornado GR4 ZA548/040 - Currently 31 Squadron 100th Anniversary Special Tail
Marham 71 showed on PP as Tornado GR4 ZA542/035
Tarnish 21 showed on PP as Tornado GR4 ZA613/075 - Landed at Lossie, thanks to Niall
Lossie 08 showed on PP as Tornado GR4 ZD842/105 - To RTP at Leeming , thanks to Gary

Wednesday 23rd March 2016

Fang 11 [IX(B) Sqn] showed on PP as Tornado GR4 ZG779/136
Fang 12 [IX(B) Sqn] showed on PP as Tornado GR4 ZA472/031
Tirpitz 22 [IX(B) Sqn] showed on PP as Tornado GR4 ZA542/035
Marham 63 showed on PP as Tornado GR4 ZA548/040 - Currently 31 Squadron 100th Anniversary Special Tail
Tarnish 21 showed on PP as Tornado GR4 ZA611/073

Thursday 24th March 2016

Marham 33 showed on PP as Tornado GR4 ZA459/025

Friday 25th March 2016

Good Friday = No Flying

[Callsigns/serials correct according to PP - I will always record the movements using observations by members whenever possible - these logs serve only as a record]

[Gary]

22th March

ZA613 /075 up on another air test as Tarnish 21. Also sadly ZD842 /105 has gone to Leeming as Lossie 08

[np1991]

ZA613/075 landed at Lossie and went to XV Sqn.

[Steven]

Monday 28th March 2016

Easter Monday = No Flying

Tuesday 29th March 2016

Tarnish 21 showed on PP as Tornado GR4 ZA550/042
Marham 71 showed on PP as Tornado GR4 ZA459/025

Wednesday 30th March 2016

Marham 31 showed on PP as Tornado GR4 ZA472/031
Marham 63 showed on PP as Tornado GR4 ZG771/133
Marham 71 showed on PP as Tornado GR4 ZA462/027
Lossie 18 showed on PP as Tornado GR4 ZG750/128 - Currently 25th Anniversary of Gulf War Special Scheme

Thursday 31st March 2016

Fang 11 [IX(B) Sqn] showed on PP as Tornado GR4 ZA542/035
Fang 12 [IX(B) Sqn] showed on PP as Tornado GR4 ZA472/031
Alien 41 [XV Sqn] showed on PP as Tornado GR4 ZA612/074
Mentor 41 [XV Sqn] showed on PP as Tornado GR4 ZA597/063
Mentor 42 [XV Sqn] showed on PP as Tornado GR4 ZG791/137

Friday 1st April 2016

Alien 41 [XV Sqn] showed on PP as Tornado GR4 ZA612/074

[Callsigns/serials correct according to PP - I will always record the movements using observations by members whenever possible - these logs serve only as a record]

[Vulcanone]

Excellent update Steven.

I think they had planned a core fleet of around 80 jets till the OSD. (Currently Three years left)

Tim

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ZG750/128 Lossie 518 Tornado GR.4 Gulf War 25 year Special

Landed at Marham this lunchtime. Any news on how long this frame has got left in service?