RAF GR4 Tornado Farewell, Mach - Loop

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With the Retirement of the RAF GR4 upon us!! here are a few clips of her over the year's flying the Mach- Loop,

[@ElwynR]

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[@RevGary]

Wonderful clips bud thanks for sharing. Blessings from Glasgow ✝️😇👍

[@BlandNutz]

That last clip of the old girl giving it one last blast up to the sky like a homesick angel was just epic,thanks for the footage.

[@stevesargent8731]

what a wonderful way to put it.

[@dobiem1]

Brings tears to a glass eye ;(

[@rovercoupe7104]

She couldn’t have been far off supersonic. M.

[@rovercoupe7104]

Was that a car alarm I could hear at the end? M.

[@martinatkinson-weller7428]

Nap of the earth, nap of the earth, terrain following, terrain following, ah fuck it woo hoooo!

[@johnc1975]

About 25 years ago I saw a Tornado parked on the tarmac at Mather Field near Sacramento California at an air show. I was immediately attracted to it because I had never seen one before and didn't know what it was. I have been interested in them ever since. Sorry to hear they are retiring.

[@matthewsykes4814]

Gods I miss her. Can't thankyou enough for all the footage.

[@bwxmoto]

5:13 That second to last shot when the plane flies off into the orange sunset was pretty spectacular

[@SuperBaileyA]

Epic Top Gun moment 👍

[@sapiotone]

"I'm not crying! You're crying!" Really is the end of an era :,( Great footage @Elwy R (y)

[@JonBowe]

I think that should have been the last video, but great tribute to the sound of freedom. I never worked on them in my RAF career but always a great workhorse in the ever changing HM Forces policies

[@rovercoupe7104]

Also quite moving. M.

[@simonvierzig]

In the beginning of that sequence at 5:15 it looks like the tornado is glowing. Like a spaceshuttle coming back to earth!

[@cristinamorenolamin3217]

Farewell my Tornado. From a proud ex flier. Brilliant work as usual Elwyn.

[@sharkstergames]

Ive watched loads of your vids around the mach loop and they are absolutely amazing, I waited and waited for the day I would finally see a video of the tornado at full re-heat blasting through the loop and you didnt let me down thankyou. What an epic video, superb photography which brought a tear to my eye, I will sorely miss the Tornado.

[@danielryan5384]

The GR4 is still one of the meanest looking fighters imo .

[@woooster71]

Agree, a Tonka with wings swept back is a sight to behold..

[@cjguy7111]

A mid 70s plane...that looks and sounds so much better than the planes of today RIP the tonka...gone but never forgotten 👏👏👏👏

[@larseckardt_nl]

Two masters at work. What a beautiful jet it is. Always loved it. And you film those airplanes like no other. Last shot is just perfect.

[@dhakaboy1]

The last bloke pulling it up like a BAC Lightning and into the grey !! Makes me feel proud to be a Brit. Spitfires, Lightning’s, Tornado’s and now the Typhoons. Wicked !

[@triplex2912]

I hope that we're not going to regret 'this' Best strike aircraft in RAF service since the Lancaster. Nice video. Nice tribute.

[@listeed6532]

Anyone who disagrees, nobody cares. Go away. You aren't welcome here.

[@barrybigballs6339]

The Lancaster! More like the Mosquito. "Probably the best plane of its era" Eric winkle Brown.

[@RedNovembers]

couldn't agree more. greetings from Germany.

[@gazza2933]

@@barrybigballs6339 Barry if I had keyed in 'Mozzie' someone would have said Lancaster, but okay I'll go along with that too!

[@amxoso]

Good god! That last pass was absolutely epic....completely gutted they will no longer blast the hills...thanks for sharing another great video

[@simonvierzig]

A stunning moment at 5:17, when the Tornado looks like it‘s glowing and then flying into sun. Great, great footage. Love it!!!

[@bufalobill19]

5.40" incredible,spectacular, simply the best ! Congrats and Love Tornado forever. Paolo from Italy

[@ElwynR]

cheers

[@chrisbishop1534]

what a fantastic filming,what a fantastic aircraft ,thankyou.

[@anthonywatson5158]

First time I ever seen a tornado was a GR1 screaming over the Derwent Lake, Keswick, Cumbria. 4yrs old, the bird just cleared the trees. I was in ore, 30 yrs later I still am. 😢

[@TheBIGLOUBRUNO]

Elwyn, This damn near brought me to tears...... Bravo what a top notch send off vid of one of the most capable fighters ever built. Cheers man Voted and Favorite .

[@TheophilusPWildbeest]

Magical stuff. I was just a lad when I first read about the MRCA, my Dad explained the swing wings to me and how we would have our own version of the F111, then I got the airfix model of the red and white prototype, but I never thought it would retire from service about the same time as me.

[@bridgedown1]

still an absolutely awesome looking jet after all these years.......

[@woooster71]

Last 2 shots were simply perfect.. she will be missed

[@smudger746]

First the jaguar, then the harrier... and now the tornado. 3 brilliant aircraft sadly no longer with us.

[@combatwombat71]

'Replaced' by a jet full of teething faults and costs 72k per hour to run. Great!

[@rovercoupe7104]

We can be proud of these brilliant aeroplanes and the brilliant people who got the best out them. M.

[@WingNuts2010]

Thought the Buccaneer did quite a decent job in its time, including being the Tornados stand in, in the Gulf War.

[@smudger746]

WingNuts2010 and also working with the tornadoes as designators for the paveways carried by the tornadoes

[@WingNuts2010]

@@smudger746 ah yes, that rings a bell. Was it that the Buccaneers could get down low and very fast over the desert dunes, flying through the thermals and still laser sight the targets for the Tornados. Something that the Tornados could not do?

[@patrickwilliment2462]

My favourite plane too, really enjoyed the full afterburner at the end!

[@k-ron7403]

Stunning footage of a plane that holds a special place in my heart. I grew up watching these beauties chasing each other through the valleys or deafening people at air shows. Nothing hits me quite like a Tornado. So sad to see this wonderful machine retired after 40yrs of service, but time moves on I guess. Thank you for your work

[@stecrom9661]

Yep farewell boys!!!!! Still a very able jet in my opinion, brilliant video yet again Elwyn, love the last two clips the sunset one was brilliant

[@davy50g55]

Great video. Often I used to see Tornados almost daily from my house in the south of Lanarkshire. Hearing the echoes of the engines in the hills you had seconds to run outside to catch a glimpse and boy was it worth it!

[@smg7602]

It takes true dedication to climb that hill so many times for the footage and even more so with snow on the ground. Thank you very much for your dedication and excellent photography.

[@ElwynR]

Cheers 👍

[@bladeboy2041]

5.39 - Just love it, the burners kicked in and pull back on the stick!

[@B-SPEQ-BE]

Goodbye old friend. Nice shot of full reheat, thanks for letting me see through your lens over this, as you say, this fantastic era.

[@chrislovelock8394]

Saw this beatiful aircraft first at Farnborough as the MRCA as a kid, went on to work for BAE making tools to make the parts for her (mini and maxi skirt where the nose adapts to the fuselage amongst many others) and in later life supported the platform with pipes and ducts from a spares role again keepng her flying and through MLU's. It was a pleasure to keep her going for so long, as others have commented the last shot of her going full on reheat through the valley and then into a last pull up into the clouds was very emotional for me, what a way to say goodbye. Thanks for bringing such amazing films and memories of one of our most amazing aircraft, the first I have seen come in and go out of service in my working lifetime.

[@ElwynR]

Living is all about making memories I'm glad I have helped in rekindling those memories 👌 in some way! O have just come back off a trip where we got to see the Tornado fly LowLevel 👌

[@martincrittenden465]

I love this beast. Ever since i was young , going to air shows etc.... . Looked the part, played the part. Loved how rip sharp, it sounded as it went past. Smashing eardrums, car alarms.... Brutal. In all fairness, every airshow i went to, the tornado would only do a fly past. Never a close display, coz it was too noisy. # folkstone airshow . Child memories

[@MegaSimplysimon]

I can remember looking down on a 25 squadron F3,which then went vertical and disappeared.This was at Folkestone.

[@johnlewis7160]

Fabulous set of clips! Thank you. My favourite Tornado experience occurred the morning after the Canadian National Exhibition Airshow in Toronto some years back. The RAF had sent a pair of Tornadoes with a Vulcan tanker. As we were on our morning commute we passed the end of the runway at Pearson Airport just as they all took off in tight formation. 8 engines going flat out right overhead with no warning - we thought the world was ending! :)

[@silvergtotwinturbo9984]

The Vulcan was not a tanker, never has been and never will be, shame it can no longer fly :(

[@RichPAFC1987]

That would have been a VC10 and yes they were loud

[@THE-BUNKEN-DRUM]

John Lewis obviously know's what he saw. You do not get a Vulcan mixed up with a VC10, you just don't. By the way, the Vulcan HAS been a tanker, briefly granted, but it has been a tanker. They were a B2's, converted to K2's.

[@ValleyRC]

@@silvergtotwinturbo9984 "never has been and never will be" Maybe check before you make sweeping statements in front of the world mate!

[@megagoofy]

WOW. this plane made my childhood, crushin over our roof from time to time in the 90ies. i will always remember that. thank you TORNADO!!!

[@adamw2911]

Fantastic video!!!!! The Tornado looks superb with its wings swept back, afterburners glowing away.

[@UsherLinder]

Farewell, Tornado and thanks! And than you for the wonderful footage. The last two shots are epic: the jet blasting up into a golden sky, and the final one ripping through the trench on afterburner, then up, up, ever up . . . Thank you.

[@ElwynR]

cheers

[@paulscott2313]

All my life I've loved the RAF,I remember the battle of Britain and how you guys saved the day. I was eighteen years old when saw my first tornado at Prestwick airshow. I love that plane,next to the spitfire its my favourite. I'm going to miss her now. Hopefully I'll still see that plane on you tube. It has been the best aircraft in my lifetime so far. I'm not yet convinced about the typhoon,or the aircraft selected for the aircraft carriers. I jus love my tornadoes. Thanks for keeping us safe.

[@pbainbridge5]

Stunning camerawork, thanks for sharing, and making the climb to get such great shots. And for Tornado, thanks to all who designed, maintained and flew this awesome machine. When still relatively new, my abiding memory from many airshows at RAF Finningley was always the final Tornado pass...high speed, full sweep, knife edge to vertical climb, with many aileron rolls for effect. I was hooked for life!

[@brothercaptainprice]

"The Tonka" - bad to the bone, ripping up the Mach Loop and coupled with Elwyn R's top quality footage - marvellous ! Thanks for taking the time, effort and sharing.

[@ElwynR]

cheers 👍

[@AHNC-Hat]

I'm completely awestruck by the Majesty of that grand old bird. Thank you so much for bringing this to us!

[@hansdeutsch2602]

Stunning footage, especially the Tornada fly-by with reheat.

[@ElwynR]

Thanks a lot!

[@KHETTIUS]

spent my childhood watching these flying into the hills behind my house, goodbye old friend.

[@tonyf9076]

Lump in throat, after having served in the RAF in the 80's and 90's and having said farewell to the Shack, Bucc, F4, Lightning, Jag, SeaKing, F3, JP's and now the Mighty Tonka......A truly sad time, I shall miss the mighty roar.

[@Jpriest13]

Those last two were perfect editing on your part. Setting sun, and then a vanishing into the heavens....nice!

[@erolbrown]

The last one was the best pass I've ever seen. Thanks for sharing.

[@alancollick1618]

The last of my childhood fast jets has gone😥😥 Goodbye Tonka, our thanks for the years of service you and the crews have performed.👍👍

[@jamessimpson6047]

Superb! Spectacular and sublime ElwynR! Thanks for these videos as they remind me of a day with my father who was in the armed forces where we experienced a low level flyby of a Tornado in our town whilst I was unwell. Never seen anything like it and sadly now the fleet of aircraft have retired never will again. Here's to all those who flew all the variants over the years. Spiffing marvellous RAF!!!!!!!

[@mauricelaidler4789]

What a great set of clips. Unswept, partially swept or full swept ,it is both a mean yet graceful aircraft. I really enjoyed that. Thank you!

[@dannywalker3962]

Farewell old friend!.... absolutely amazing clips thank you that one at the end with burners lit was like an end to an epic movie!.... stunning

[@ianssight2785]

I don't know whether I'm looking back with rose tinted glasses, but whenever I was in Wales the Tornado always seemed lower and faster than the Eagles. Both superb planes

[@EvoraGT430]

We were.

[@bobsurgranny]

What a way to end the video, nice sunset then full burners 🔥 You're lucky you live so close to this place

[@ElwynR]

Yes Iv been so lucky! shame its all come to an end.

[@angryfurrball]

Those last two clips. Tornado going into the sunset and the last one on full afterburner disappearing into the sky, was just the icing on the cake!

[@BoatingBiker]

Brilliant. Thanks for the service!!

[@MRCAGR1]

My first engineering job 40 years ago come September was in the MRCA Central Design and Management Team in Camberley, Surrey working in the Flight Guidance Control System testing team. This was on the original GR1, the memory in the main computer had not long increased from 32K to 64K. I was fortunate to visit MBB in Manching for on aircraft testing.

[@Peter-Oxley-Modelling-Lab]

Those last two were just AWESOME! Great video tribute sir. Well done. 👏🏻👍🏻

[@cjguy7111]

Tonkas in full flow...what a great looking plane...will never be bettered

[@ElwynR]

You got that right!

[@nixonthomas806]

Back in the early eighties I was the architect for the then to be BT Machynlleth engineering centre situated just of Forge Road before you climbed the hill to Machynlleth golf club. Often I would be there when the Tornadoes over. I was there as the steel portal frames were being erected and the leader of a four group of Tornadoes came at low level over the hill to discover that he was facing the recently erected frames. He immediately reacted and climbed extremely quickly. He must have also radioed the other three as they had starting climbing before they reached the site. I also remember driving on the Dylife road to the site and seeing Tornadoes my rear view mirror or sometimes below me in the valley.

[@mkilner]

my favourite of the new era old skool fighters, salute to the heroes who flew them! 👏🏻🌟🇬🇧

[@WizzardPrang]

Beautifully done, Elwyn. The old girl will be a hard act to follow.

[@vole12]

Awesome . Love the Tornado . Absolute experts who fly them .

[@SJ-gg8fm]

I remember seeing the Tonka for the first time at the airshow at Greenham Common airbase almost forty years ago with my late father and thinking what a cracking looking jet. Such a shame that it's being retired far too early.

[@alanrobson8985]

Fantastic video, gonna be much missed not seeing tornado in our skies anymore

[@matburton7457]

Beautifully well captured. Exquisite videography. Done the craft an honor.

[@keithwhitham6071]

Beautiful - a superb tribute

[@darrenhillman8396]

Fantastic footage Elwyn and a great tribute to the Tonka. Love the shot into the sunset and the final clip of a zoom climb... Farewell Tornado - the type has served the UK well.

[@bufalobill19]

5,40sec simply amazing ! Tornado forever !

[@mikegmdw1]

Really great filming Elwyn and thanks for sharing - will miss the GR4 Tornado

[@PotholesInMyLawn]

Spin tingling last pass!! My word... Pure Fury!

[@gazza2933]

Sometimes, a thing just looks right. Great video! Thank you. 👍🏻

[@amcorke]

Thank you so much for sharing. Will miss the old girl.

[@redvanman10]

watching your vid just brought memories of all the other jets from the past that have gone, if only we had all these cameras and technology and people like your self we could have enjoyed all of them just like this. fantastic video, i read about the MRCA in the warlord comic as a young lad all of them 40 years ago. who would think that this amazing jet would be so great as to leave us all feeling sad that it finished. Brilliant video loved the afterburners and the extra roll so low reminded me of the harrier.

[@whitesnake3464]

Fantastic, thank you for sharing your brilliant photography, I really enjoyed that.

[@neilrobinson232]

Fantastic footage, thank you for sharing some stunning pictures.

[@s6boystu]

The last clip & the sunset clip were absolutely stunning. Outstanding work, thanks for sharing 😎

[@Thecrazyvaclav]

Those last two shots were epic,excellent as always

[@rovercoupe7104]

Incredible photography. M.

[@tsr207]

Excellent footage - sad to see the GR4 following the ADV out of service - but thank you to all the people who flew and supported the fleet in all weathers and all corners of the earth.

[@nuvostef]

The last clip was gorgeous. Nice viddy, thank you. 🤙🏼

[@hobbesyhobbit]

OMG. The last shot on full burner was amazing! Thanks for sharing.

[@sishorrock]

4:50 in. Spectacular! Hard to come by any better footage on YT.

[@simonsilcox1301]

thank you for sharing,that last clip amazing,proud of all our forces, such a shame another iconic aircraft gone

[@lappietova6277]

Tornado Alley! Thx Elwyn R.

[@More-Space-In-Ear]

You make it look so easy following them through the gap....I have problems keep a milk float in frame as it passes!! 😢 Amazing jet, great service and awesome photography Elwyn, well done 🏆😊👍🏼

[@user-nv8re3iu9r]

Amazing UK top gun, These pilots play games with death by greatest aviation skills, Thanks,

[@anthonyfarmer9797]

Thank you for the videos..... I've followed your channel from day one... I show my dad the videos every time.. he is ex RAF and worked on the English electric lightning.... he was happy to see this video tonight 👍🏻

[@chellios111]

Such a beautiful jet and a brilliant video thankyou Elwyn for this 👍👍👍👍

[@brendancooney520]

Thank you sir for the compilation

[@allanhutley6184]

Fabulous Elwyn. Thanks, man you're amazing at what you do with the camera.

[@FrowningIke]

I thought you'd missed the perfect poetic moment when I realised there was another clip after the sunset one but that blast up through the clouds was epic and coupled with sunset was artistically bang on. Got a little emotional. 😢👍👍👍👍🙂

[@ChrisB257]

As usual - superb footage. This was a very notable plane... probably the best swing-wing ever. Last clips just wonderful :)

[@my_other_account6008]

Nice job sir! Looks like you had an awrsome day. Wish I were on the loop with you.

[@stefanbierganns3193]

I am happy to see this birds still in service over here in northern Germany at Jagel. There is no jet with this awesome sound. Thanks for the footage.

[@mikerom9958]

Great job Elwyn, certainly miss them.

[@markpaine6206]

I cried, I laughed, I was thrilled and excited like a small child. Wow ! They may not have been the best planes out there with all sorts of foibles and issues but to me they something special and will be sadly missed.

[@phil1002010]

That final pass on full afterburners, fully swept... That's what you call fucking special. A brilliant piece of filming Elwyn, thank you very much :-)) Looking forward to Yeovilton in July and the F35 and Spanish Harrier!

[@matthewstrawbridge7096]

Fabulous content Elwyn, keep it up. Beautiful!

[@ElwynR]

cheers

[@hongkongfuhi1983]

Your footage is absolutely spectacular..this is another iconic aircraft that I was lucky enough to witness during their exercises in Niedersachsen, Germany during the early 80's. Thank you for sharing ❤👌

[@douglas_brighty_tan127]

Absolutely incredible compilation footage of the Panavia Tornado as it looks stunning and farewell to the Tornados serving for 40🤩😱 years

[@allgood6760]

Fantastic mate.. thanks from NZ 👍🇳🇿✈️

[@chriswilde7246]

Imagine living in one of the houses at the bottom of the valley, I never get anything done, everytime I would hear a jet, I'd be out the door to watch it lol.. Great clip, thanks for that.

[@mjolinir9]

Great tribute video! A sad day indeed...