End of an Era

Home

 

The early Tornado airframes are now starting to be scrapped, The F.2 airframes that were used to rebuild the damaged F.3s are now starting to appear outside along with a number of other damaged airframes and components ready for the scrap man to take away.

Many thanks to the photographer.

ZA283small.jpg (56271 bytes) ZA283 - F.2 - First Flight 18/11/1983
One of the three F.2 prototypes
ZD906small.jpg (81241 bytes) ZD906 - F.2 - First Flight 05/02/1985, Delivered 10/05/1985
One of the eighteen F.2 production batch, center section was used to repair ZE294
ZD934small.jpg (48581 bytes) ZD934 - F.2T - First Flight 17/04/1985, Delivered 20/05/1985
One of the eighteen F.2 production batch, center section was used to repair ZE786
ZD937small.jpg (47725 bytes) ZD937 - F.2 - First Flight 28/06/1985, Delivered 14/08/1985
One of the eighteen F.2 production batch, center section was used to repair ZE736
ZE210small.jpg (46872 bytes) ZE210 - F.3 - First Flight 27/01/1987, Delivered 12/02/1987, Written Off 30/10/95
Involved in a mid air collision on 30/10/1995 with ZE733, limped to RAF Leuchars with severe damage
ZA590 - GR.1 - First Flight 23/12/81, Delivered 11/02/82 - Foreground
ZA471 - GR.1B - First Flight 06/10/83, Delivered 10/11/83 - Background
ZA590 - GR.1 - First Flight 23/12/81, Delivered 11/02/82
ZA590 - GR.1 - First Flight 23/12/81, Delivered 11/02/82
ZA590 - GR.1 - First Flight 23/12/81, Delivered 11/02/82 - Foreground
ZA471 - GR.1B - First Flight 06/10/83, Delivered 10/11/83 - Background
ZA590 - GR.1 - First Flight 23/12/81, Delivered 11/02/82 - Left
ZA471 - GR.1B - First Flight 06/10/83, Delivered 10/11/83 - Right
ZA590 - GR.1 - First Flight 23/12/81, Delivered 11/02/82 - Left
ZA471 - GR.1B - First Flight 06/10/83, Delivered 10/11/83 - Right
ZA590 - GR.1 - First Flight 23/12/81, Delivered 11/02/82 - Foreground
ZA471 - GR.1B - First Flight 06/10/83, Delivered 10/11/83 - Background
ZA471 - GR.1B - First Flight 06/10/83, Delivered 10/11/83
ZA471 - GR.1B - First Flight 06/10/83, Delivered 10/11/83
ZA490 - GR.1B - First Flight 10/11/83, Delivered 07/12/84
ZD901 - F.2T - First Flight 14/06/84, Delivered 05/11/84
One of the eighteen F.2 production batch, center section was used to repair ZE154
ZD940 - F.2 - First Flight 19/08/1985, Delivered 02/10/85
One of the eighteen F.2 production batch, center section was used to repair ZE288
ZA490 - GR.1B - First Flight 10/11/83, Delivered 07/12/84
ZD901 - F.2T - First Flight 14/06/84, Delivered 05/11/84
ZD940 - F.2 - First Flight 19/08/1985, Delivered 02/10/85
ZA352 - GR.1T - First Flight 05/11/01980, Delivered 04/12/1980
ZA358 - GR.1T - First Flight 27/01/01981, Delivered 06/03/1981
ZA358 - GR.1T - First Flight 27/01/01981, Delivered 06/03/1981
ZA360 - GR.1 - First Flight 06/03/1981, Delivered 22/04/1981
ZA455 - GR.1B - First Flight 03/06/1983, Delivered 14/07/1983
ZA466 - GR.1 - First Flight 08/08/1983, Delivered 25/10/1983
ZA466 - GR.1 - First Flight 08/08/1983, Delivered 25/10/1983

ZD940 - F.2 - First Flight 19/08/1985, Delivered 02/10/1985

ZD900 - F.2T - First Flight 05/03/1984, Delivered 02/10/1989

ZA490 - GR.1B - First Flight 10/11/1983, Delivered 07/12/1984
ZA490 - GR.1B - First Flight 10/11/1983, Delivered 07/12/1984
ZA490 - GR.1B - First Flight 10/11/1983, Delivered 07/12/1984
ZD900 - F.2T - First Flight 05/03/1984, Delivered 02/10/1989
ZD900 - F.2T - First Flight 05/03/1984, Delivered 02/10/1989
ZD903 - F.2T - First Flight 21/09/1984, Delivered 05/11/1984
ZD905 - F.2- First Flight 11/01/1985, Delivered 19/02/1985
ZD905 - F.2- First Flight 11/01/1985, Delivered 19/02/1985
ZD940 - F.2 - First Flight 19/08/1985, Delivered 02/10/1985
ZD940 - F.2 - First Flight 19/08/1985, Delivered 02/10/1985