The most iconic fighter of our time. God speed and Thankyou for your hard service. Always be one of my favourite jets. Amazing seeing them take off and make the ground shake.
@HappisakVideos6 жыл бұрын
Fantastic plane. Served us loyally for years. Fond farewell. :)
@dankuettel50636 жыл бұрын
I did a thorough walk around on one I saw on display at a museum and was stunned at how compact these jets are. I’m impressed with this fine machine.
@lynnolson60386 жыл бұрын
A true icon. Great aircraft. Only 1 that I've ever seen was while visiting friends in the Cotswolds. I couldn't believe how low!!
@1903chrisholden6 жыл бұрын
beautiful aircraft Farewell and thankyou
@Darwenhypnotherapy6 жыл бұрын
I remember watching the prototypes being air tested out of Warton,the bonus was that English Electric Lightnings were being used as chase 'planes
@andersleofranzen70194 жыл бұрын
Farewell beautiful and powerful TORNADO!! All my respect transferred to YOU!!🙏♥️
@mrpetericeman5 жыл бұрын
What a superb Fighter reminds me of RAF Valley in North Wales ride on British Aerospace had superb memories of working at various sites around the United Kingdom the superb Tornado (TONKA) (FLYING COFFIN) (Tonka/Fin) (Hindenbergs) (Hindenburgers) (Flying Flick-knife) there has been many names to me it was TORNADO. The sound of two Rolls-Royce's RB 199 is absolutely superb.
@navnig6 жыл бұрын
Perhaps the finest, low-level, all weather bomber that's ever existed. I'll miss seeing them in the sky!
@margotmaines74276 жыл бұрын
@Moravcik 25 wow ~ your last comment blew me away! so cool :)
@navnig6 жыл бұрын
@Moravcik 25 150 feet was quite high, I have a friend who was a former Tornado back seater before he moved up to the front seat. He said that over Iraq, they had them down to 50 feet quite regularly. He also said that their Tornado's would pair up and 'attack' US naval shipping in exercises. One Tornado would be the bomber and the other would be the 'missile'. They'd fly toward the battle group at low level and try to get past the USN fighter patrols, then at a certain range, the bomber would peel off and try to get away while the 'missile' Tornado would open the taps and home in on one of the ships in the group at wave top height. He said it was a good exercise for all concerned but he wouldn't say whether they 'hit' any of the target ships. What he did say was he was startled at how quickly the big American carriers & other ships could turn. They turn into any attack to minimise their radar signature & limit any damage they might take.
@navnig5 жыл бұрын
@Moravcik 25 I agree mate! There's something special about the Tornado, when they go by it's like it's not so much passing through the air, it sounds more like it's tearing it apart with that hollow sounding howl. I live up in Shetland, it was quite common to see them training out in the rural valleys and voes. I'll miss them! I think my last £20 would go on getting the last Vulcan, XH558, back in the sky. Amazing old plane!
@davidadams1886 жыл бұрын
Sad to see this fine aircraft being retired from service.They have served the royal air force well.The air and ground crews you are a credit to Britain serving this fine aircraft it must be hard to say goodbye to a aircraft that has been a big part of your careers.
@miamiguy725 жыл бұрын
first the f14 tomcat and now the last swept wing fighter is saying goodbye as an american i really enjoy this fighter so mean looking. blue skies tornado you served with honor
@chrissu85292 жыл бұрын
This is one of the most beautiful jet fighter I have ever love. I miss you forever.
@76Gazz6 жыл бұрын
Being based at RAF Bruggen in Germany when 9 & 31 squadron (The Bats and The Goldstars) where stationed there was the best posting out of all the Germany posts. Especially when they were all painted desert pink for Operation Grandby in '91, the Gulf War. What a sight.
@christophergraver84825 жыл бұрын
Brilliant aircraft, have been side by side with these aircraft on several ops in Afghanistan and Iraq over the years, it’s done an amazing job, along with the crews. Big disappointment when I found out that the last 15 that were in use until the end will all be scrapped from Marham sometime in the near future, surely some can be saved, it’s our Aviation Heritage
@nicolamartin24546 жыл бұрын
My favourite air craft cause I had a chance to sit in one whrn I was in air training Corp back in 1993 on trip aboard to Germany it was awesome experience and I 'll miss the tornado with very happy memony xxx
@RUNDNB856 жыл бұрын
Grammer.
@adamleewicks85296 жыл бұрын
I was Marham today under landing lights runway 01 flew 4 today Goldy lead the way today. Got some nice head on shots on 📷
@JoshMallard965 жыл бұрын
We going to miss you Tornado, thank you for looking after us. Farewell
@diggledoggle4192 Жыл бұрын
I was stood in the same field as this camera. Brings back memories
@Raffles6666 жыл бұрын
saw these at warton -amazing but sad to see thm go...
@mattteee29736 жыл бұрын
Saw them come past Cranfield as I work a few metres away. Was a bit disappointed after, had expected a turn or 2, or at least cracking open the throttles to scare a few people. All seemed a bit of a wasted opportunity, hundreds of people had managed to gather on a weekday afternoon too see them! Was good seeing them fly over the old Lightning though I suppose.
@CBGSpotter6 жыл бұрын
Awesome shots, I was stood here too :D
@crazycatlady2526 жыл бұрын
Great video, keep up the good work!
@michaelsnow72526 жыл бұрын
saw them at boscombe today....
@mathewgarrard36216 жыл бұрын
What a sad day wish i could of had a chance to see ths
@RS250Squid6 жыл бұрын
They'll be missed. But they have served us well and they were with us for a good long time. Farewell, Tornado :-).
@iandunipace6 жыл бұрын
done a lot of work on this great aircraft at britishaerospace weybridge spraying tail and alarm louncher plus re fueling probe then at ml aviation painting practice bomb carrier and rb233 bomb carrier.
@mike.476 жыл бұрын
Goodbye Tonka 😢
@peter.destoop6 жыл бұрын
Beautiful beast
@dh13806 жыл бұрын
Still chuckle to myself thinking about walking out to the jet on my first tour to debrief the crew, and seeing the ground crew remove a VHS tape from the front of the jet. 😂
@andrewireland75604 жыл бұрын
Farewell to the tornadoes GR4 👏 👏🙌🙌😥🤧 R.I.P my best plane ✈ 🇩🇪🇬🇧🇮🇹 seen it with my partner lot of time's at Coningsby and Riat airshow's 15,17,18 💖 good memories I will miss it flying ✈
@johnevans3886 жыл бұрын
I currently live under the Marham circuit and am for sure going to miss these beasts rattling the s*** out of my windows as they fly over. When they launched against Libya I was living in Shouldham and stood in the garden listening to them leave and wishing the crews a safe return. Prior to that the cottage I lived in with my partner was in a direct line with the runway and you could stand in the back bedroom or the garden watching Tornados on finals. I'm old enough to remember when it was called MRCA and some wag translated that to 'must refurbish Canberra again' :-)
@TkeyAviation6 жыл бұрын
A great servant for the RAF, nearly 30 years service. Can anybody see the F35's lasting that long?
@xjboy5506 жыл бұрын
No! I doubt it will even outlast the few Typhoons, we are voluntarily disarming our selves of our best kit
@ptaylor50146 жыл бұрын
No i can't see the crappy F35's lasting very long, they will probably get hacked by some kid sat at home board lol, all this digital nonsense!
@knightflightvideo6 жыл бұрын
Great video of a sad day. Hope that our German Tornados will stay in service for another decade.
@garystewart25126 жыл бұрын
Hope I se them pass by as they head to Lossiemouth
@AirshowWorld6 жыл бұрын
I will have my Live Radar running tomorrow so you can track them, hope you are them
@quaks39063 жыл бұрын
my dad worked on one of them and i always got to sit in 'em
@dianamarquez47745 жыл бұрын
Should call them Lord Tornadoes! Hope they keep one flying in future air shows. Does anyone know who built them?
@mrwideboy6 жыл бұрын
I can remember seeing the tornado flying at 100 feet on sortie in Iraq
@outlawflyer78686 жыл бұрын
Is the RAF no longer using these planes?
@GI.Jared19846 жыл бұрын
apparently is the Eurofighter is meant to be taking over the role
@suburbia20503 жыл бұрын
Well yes that is the subject of the video you just watched
@clayp.e30_v866 жыл бұрын
I still don't think the gr4 should be retiered yet ☹ farewell tornado I've admired you my whole life. The dream as a council estate kid was much bigger than the possibility of it ever happening but hey ho. Hopefully fairford will put more of them on their line up as last year we didn't see enough of the tornado to be honest which was a disappointment. Cheers
@hughnorris16996 жыл бұрын
What will happen to them?
@adamleewicks85296 жыл бұрын
Scrapped Duxford has two tornadoes at museum
@markmaynard65516 жыл бұрын
@@adamleewicks8529 Have the air-frames reached their max-worthiness ?
@rowgli6 жыл бұрын
@@adamleewicks8529 they can scrap one into my back garden if they want to
@fouloleron20026 жыл бұрын
More than earned the right to be called a bomber, goodbye tonka.
@dennismorgan72972 жыл бұрын
We should had kept a good few of them in hangers to make numbers back up at a time of war which won't be long now tornados could carry tactical nukes aswell
@stevevater85986 жыл бұрын
I was one of the hundreds of spectators who were at Ralf valley for the final fly past. What a let down ,disgraceful, a lot of unhappy people . Worst fly past in history
@thomaslund60133 жыл бұрын
Get ready to see a proper aircraft
@leesouth78155 жыл бұрын
look at that nose cone
@leesouth78155 жыл бұрын
i love planes me
@exbritishforcespatriotscha77236 жыл бұрын
Ex 13 and 14sqn.....
@sergioizzisavona83656 жыл бұрын
Very unfortunate, another effective warrior being retired way too soon. British governments in succession commiting the same sins. Nobody ever learned anything from ww2.
@robertblay91796 жыл бұрын
To soon? It's 40 years old! Becoming more and more expensive to maintain, and we have the incredible Typhoon And the F35B being delivered, one of the most potent fighter combinations in the world.
@xjboy5506 жыл бұрын
Disgusted that one more fully serviceable RAF plane goes out of service every year the UK's military become less it's got so bad there are many more memorials forgotten in our churches and villages then we have Men/women/Planes/Tanks/ships/Bases in service, we are truly a third world military power
@robertblay91796 жыл бұрын
We really are not, we are still a global power, 2nd only to USA in capability.
@MountcastleL6 жыл бұрын
Tornado airframes are at the end of their lifespan. They would need to purchase brand new airframes. And the cost to remake them with the tooling would just be too much and considering the tornadoes age it makes more sense to have the newer f35. However, we do need more kit and people. That I do agree with. Sad to see the tornadoes go though, left Marham a couple of months ago so saw them all the time.
@yvesbuffetaut48815 жыл бұрын
@@robertblay9179 Do you know the French Air Force and the French Navy ? French nuclear weapons ?
@Akm725 жыл бұрын
The issue isn't that Tornado is being taken out of service (they're old and they never received a proper radar or engine update to reflect the shift from low level dumb-bombing to medium level smart-bombing), the issue is that we aren't replacing them with a platform with similar range/payload capability. Typhoon is not apparently receiving the conformal fuel tanks (Tranche 3 has the plumbing for them but development appears to have halted on the CFTs) and we aren't buying the F-35A to replace Tornado alongside the shorter-ranged F-35Bs. It all comes back to our long-term under-funding of the military despite the post Cold-War world not bringing the peace and unicorns promised.
@suburbia20503 жыл бұрын
@@Akm72 The F35B have greater range than a Tornado because you can launch them from a moving ship!
@UncleBoratagain6 жыл бұрын
When you have all finished biffing off: how has this (excellent) dismemberment and burning machine enhanced the security, safety and sense of self worth of the actual citizens who bought it for our country from a stock exchange listed armaments company. It did form part of the deterrent but can anyone explain using evidence how this aerial bombing system has helped we British? I thought that was the point! I challenge any of you including the operators of this explosion delivery device to offer your point of view. In the spirit of free speech.