Panavia GR4 fast RAF Jet Swing wing Bomber aircraft coming in to land at RAF Lossiemouth Aircraft in Moray, North East Scotland.
The Panavia Tornado is a family of twin-engine, variable-sweep wing multirole combat aircraft, jointly developed and manufactured by Italy, the United Kingdom and West Germany. There are three primary Tornado variants: the Tornado IDS (interdictor/strike) fighter-bomber, the suppression of enemy air defences Tornado ECR (electronic combat/reconnaissance) and the Tornado ADV (air defence variant) interceptor aircraft. The Tornado was developed and built by Panavia Aircraft GmbH, a tri-national consortium consisting of British Aerospace (previously British Aircraft Corporation), MBB of West Germany, and Aeritalia of Italy. It first flew on 14 August 1974 and was introduced into service in 1979–1980. Due to its multirole design, it was able to replace several different fleets of aircraft in the adopting air forces. The Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF) became the only export operator of the Tornado in addition to the three original partner nations. A tri-nation training and evaluation unit operating from RAF Cottesmore, the Tri-National Tornado Training Establishment, maintained a level of international co-operation beyond the production stage. Tornado ZA461, RAF Squadron, Lossiemouth, Special Centenary Scheme, As we fast approach the Centenary year of the Royal Air Force .
Size: 5972px × 4089px
Location: Raf Lossiemouth Morayshire, North East Scotland UK.
Photo credit: © David Gowans / Alamy / Afripics
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