RAF Panavia Tornado GR1 of the TTTE - Tri-national Tornado Training Establishment. TTTE was a multinational air unit based at RAF Cottesmore in Rutland from 1981 to 1999. It performed training on the Panavia Tornado for the Royal Air Force (RAF), German Luftwaffe and Marineflieger, and Italian Air Force. Initially, pilots received four weeks of training on the ground, followed by nine weeks in the air. Each country provided some jets for the unit. Allocation of aircraft was Germany: 23, UK: 19, and Italy: 6. Flying training began on 5 January 1981.

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Location: RAF Cottesmore, Rutland, UK
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