RAF Tornados and their final few months & where to see them?

[nat67]

Hi folks I would love to see the Panavia Tornado's before they are retired form active service next year (2019). What is the best place to see them I would imagine either Norfolk or Scotland.
Cheers Nat.

 

[GusB]

Hi folks I would love to see the Panavia Tornado's before they are retired form active service next year (2019). What is the best place to see them I would imagine either Norfolk or Scotland.
Cheers Nat.

As far as I'm aware, there are no Tornadoes at Lossiemouth any more.

 

[Warwick]

My old base at Marham is where they all live now. I wasn't on Tornados I retired with the Victors.

 

[nat67]

As far as I'm aware, there are no Tornadoes at Lossiemouth any more.

I think it must just be RAF Cottishall then maybe. Cheers anyway.

 

[GusB]

I think it must just be RAF Cottishall then maybe. Cheers anyway.

RAF Marham is where they're all based now. I think the last Tornado squadron left Lossie in 2017. I can't remember exactly when, but there was a bit of publicity in the local press about them leaving. It's all Typhoons here at the moment, although the Poseidon P8 maritime patrol fleet will eventually be based here.

 

[nat67]

RAF Marham is where they're all based now. I think the last Tornado squadron left Lossie in 2017. I can't remember exactly when, but there was a bit of publicity in the local press about them leaving. It's all Typhoons here at the moment, although the Poseidon P8 maritime patrol fleet will eventually be based here.

Cool, cheers Gus.

 

[davyp]

Cool cheers Gus.

RAF Coltishall closed when the RAF retired the Jaguar - some ten (?) years ago. I seem to recall that they built houses on some of the airfield.

 

[AntoniC]

RAF Coltishall closed when the RAF retired the Jaguar - some ten (?) years ago. I seem to recall that they built houses on some of the airfield.

They actually built a prison on the site :
HMP Bure http://www.justice.gov.uk/contacts/prison-finder/bure
My Dad was stationed at RAF Coltishall from 1970-1974

 

[Gooner18]

I think RAF Marham also has the new F-35’s?

 

[rebmcr]

RAF Akrotiri probably has some.

 

[nat67]

RAF Coltishall closed when the RAF retired the Jaguar - some ten (?) years ago. I seem to recall that they built houses on some of the airfield.

Yes that's right I couldn't remember, I shall have to take my dad to Marham then as there is the Victor there as well.

 

[Spamcan81]

Yes that's right I couldn't remember, I shall have to take my dad to Marham then as there is the Victor there as well.

The Victor was retired after the Gulf War. Not sure if they have one plinthed as a gate guardian though. Tornado operations are at quite a low level these days with so few left in service. Today for instance none have flow at all so far. The F-35 is also based there but with so much traing now being on the simulator and only one squadron operative at present, they don’t fly many sorties either at the moment.

EDIT : A Tornado mission launched from Marham a few minutes ago.

 

[nat67]

The Victor was retired after the Gulf War. Not sure if they have one plinthed as a gate guardian though. Tornado operations are at quite a low level these days with so few left in service. Today for instance none have flow at all so far. The F-35 is also based there but with so much traing now being on the simulator and only one squadron operative at present, they don’t fly many sorties either at the moment.

EDIT : A Tornado mission launched from Marham a few minutes ago.

XH673 is the Victor Tanker also a Canberra PR9 and Tornado GR1.

 

[Spamcan81]

The Victor was retired after the Gulf War. Not sure if they have one plinthed as a gate guardian though. Tornado operations are at quite a low level these days with so few left in service. Today for instance none have flow at all so far. The F-35 is also based there but with so much traing now being on the simulator and only one squadron operative at present, they don’t fly many sorties either at the moment.

EDIT : A Tornado mission launched from Marham a few minutes ago.

Marham used to have a Valiant on display too but that’s now on display at Cosford.

 

[nat67]

I may have to make a trip to Marham early next year.
Can anyone confirm whether an C-17 Globemaster or Airbus A400-M Atlas was working through south Warwickshire on the 4/12 around 1100 ish. Cheers

 

[Spamcan81]

I may have to make a trip to Marham early next year.
Can anyone confirm whether an C-17 Globemaster or Airbus A400-M Atlas was working through south Warwickshire yesterday 4/12 around 1100 ish. Cheers

Don't leave it too late. Late March is the supposed end of service date but rumours now suggesting January. Just for the record, earlier this week a pair of Tonkas went east as part of Operation Shader. This is the Tonka's final overseas deployment and when the pair return, another episode will be consigned to the history book.

 

[nat67]

Don't leave it too late. Late March is the supposed end of service date but rumours now suggesting January. Just for the record, earlier this week a pair of Tonkas went east as part of Operation Shader. This is the Tonka's final overseas deployment and when the pair return, another episode will be consigned to the history book.

Will they do an end of retirement flypast at Marham for friends and relatives kind of thing.
Will they be flying between Christmas and New years as I would be able to get my dad to take me.

 

[Warwick]

Will they do an end of retirement flypast at Marham for friends and relatives kind of thing.

Almost certainly.

 

[Jamesrob637]

On and off topic, I swear I heard a fast jet over Banbury on 28 November around 5pm, just after dark, as I was about to board a southbound Cross Country service. Not low-low, but not high either. Could/would it have been a Tornado? Also I didn't think jets flew over that area since the close of Heyford in the 90s?

 

[nat67]

Almost certainly.

Do you know when the retirement flypast day will come as I would like to make trip across there so see a bit of action from the perimeter of the airfield.

 

[nat67]

Just changed the title folks to make it bit more special.