Flying the Panavia Tornado - Operation Desert Storm - Adam Robinson (Part 1)

[@tedzehnder961]

Keep up on the great content.

[@alanrae1]

I was with Adam on 31 Sqdn and remember going to find a jet on the line at Goose Bay that had a working HF so I could listen to the World Service to the US Presidents broadcast on 8th August. Very busy when we got back to Bruggen.

[@jesterschameleon1862]

Just checking in guys. Ex 16 Sqn (Tornado) groundcrew at Tabuk during Op Granby ... interesting times. Can't believe it was 30 years ago. Love the interview, and looking forward to part 2.

[@10percenttrue]

Thank you! I mentioned to Adam that I always thought RAF aircrew had great respect for the engineers. You guys did a phenomenal job.

[@markbrown4442]

Thanks

[@10percenttrue]

Thank you, Mark!

[@richskinns]

Excellent again as always. Really enjoyed that. Thanks Steve

[@10percenttrue]

Cheers, Richard.

[@sedlo]

Another outstanding interview! I always enjoy hearing about your guests' journeys into the cockpit. It's not always a straight line, but they got there in the end.

[@10percenttrue]

Thanks, Sim. Adam ended up on Chinooks (7 Sqn) and did some very interesting missions supporting UKSF. He's going to come back on the channel to talk about it later in the year.

[@sedlo]

@@10percenttrue Awesome, looking forward to it!

[@paulmackenzie5526]

just read tornado . again for the 3rd time . cant get enough of the legends. we need more stories form everyone involved. amazing bit of kit . flying at night by itself . respect to all

[@scottmaclean1248]

Adam conflated two events here (53:00), understandable after that time. On 16/8/90 Bill Green (outgoing OC 27 SQN) and his nav Neil Anderson were lost on a night training mission off the Humber when they flew into the sea on a loft toss recovery. Green's successor as OC 27 SQN Nigel Elsdon and his nav Max Collier were killed on the second night of the Gulf War when they were shot down after executing a JP233 attack. Incidentally two days before the Green/Anderson crash two more Tornado's - one from Bruggen and one from Honington collided in the same area and crashed. Only the pilot of the Bruggen jet - 20 SQNs OC John Buckler - survived; his nav was Gordon Graham of Vulcan Black Buck 1 fame.

[@10percenttrue]

Thanks for the correction, Scott 👍🏻

[@Ac22768]

Very interesting, thanks for sharing.

[@10percenttrue]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@johnwells1079]

Would make a great book

[@distortedreality4603]

Another fascinating interview, thank you really enjoyed it 👍

[@10percenttrue]

My pleasure! Thanks for commenting!

[@distortedreality4603]

@@10percenttrue No problem, loving your interviews, ive got a few to get through on my watch later list! 😁 They're brilliant for aviation geeks like myself, so thank you for taking the time to do them 👍

[@TheMunt2000]

Interesting to hear flight perspective to granby. Seems heads up was slow. I was in school in the east and a large contingent of ground forces were moved toMiddle east early. For “training” we knew weeks ahead there was going to be action.

[@Dan-qp1el]

Steve doesn't toot his own horn, but he isn't trying to profit from the experiences of these hero's. Good on you Steve.

[@0MoTheG]

29:30 Small / low yield nukes are almost as dirty as high yield H-bombs. The difference is how much normal dirt they throw into the atmosphere.

[@0MoTheG]

Most likely the WE.177A set to 10kT. Boosted first stage, no fusion stage.

[@-theflea-4561]

Interesting guy and great interview! Looking forward to the next update 👍

[@10percenttrue]

Glad you enjoyed it! His description of the first night is very interesting :) I expect to have that out on the anniversary - 17 Jan.

[@robo3915]

What a character!! 🍻😂

[@acoustic5738]

These were the most interesting yet uncovered atack operations of the war. So few books cover it.

[@10percenttrue]

Yes, there's almost nothing written about them - and even less actually recorded on camera - other than the John Nichol / John Peters downing. I think that the biggest reason is that, even today, the guys are generally reluctant to talk about it. I asked three or four (I had hoped to get a panel interview), but only Adam agreed.

[@acoustic5738]

@@10percenttrue Michael Napier books, also give good insight, particularly Tornado over the Tigris. He is also publishing a new book on the subject with Osprey by mid 2021. Its a shame we get to know so little about these missions.

[@0MoTheG]

He is talking about the Blackburn Buccaneer