Tonka farewell flypast

Three Tornadoes, affectionately known as Tonkas, from RAF Marham are doing a final farewell tour of the UK before they are retired from service at the end of next month.

Today they flew over the manufactory of my former employer where the engines were originally built and tested, and I managed to snap a few pics as they went by.











Afterwards I had a nice cup of hot chocolate in the Aerospace Museum where the last Concorde to fly is now housed.



The Tornado aircraft played a huge part in my life during the last forty years, and I am sad to see them go.

Farewell Tonka old friend.

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Brilliant Fruity.
I must let Spitty know about this.

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Yes, 1991 was our first Airshow, my son was two years old, and we weren't prepared for the noise of those Tornadoes, scared the hell out of him, but, didn't stop us attending everyone since.

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Can't see photos Fruitcake, just a big blue square telling me
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Same here Bob

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Tonkas on the Mach loop


https://youtu.be/-sF7NaTEIQo


I was lucky ( ???) enough to see first hand the tornadoes strut their stuff in desert storm

But in Iraq they got really low ( 50’agl) and were amazing


https://youtu.be/9Dfg6ou2nYg

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Thanks for that Marmaduke, brilliant! You wouldn't want to tangle with those bad boys......

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I've had trouble with the web hosting site causing the piccies to varnish so I've reposted them here.

Three Tornadoes, affectionately known as Tonkas, from RAF Marham are doing a final farewell tour of the UK before they are retired from service at the end of next month.

Today they flew over the manufactory of my former employer where the engines were originally built and tested, and I managed to snap a few pics as they went by.












Afterwards I had a nice cup of hot chocolate in the Aerospace Museum where the last Concorde to fly is now housed.




The Tornado aircraft played a huge part in my life during the last forty years, and I am sad to see them go.

Farewell Tonka old friend.

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Am I the lucky one? I saw the Tornado making it,s first display flight at Farnborough in 1974.

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… and then when the need arose they would, "descend to combat height"!