Squadrons look on as RAF Tornado completes final flight
The RAF Tornado has completed its final flight in a flypast over the disbandment parade for the jet’s last two squadrons.
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The day I went from Leuchars to Inverness in 15 minutes in a Tornado jet – then hit 25,000ft above the North Sea
As the Tornado enters retirement from the RAF, Courier photographer and the office's chief aviation enthusiast Dougie Nicolson - who attended some 40 Leuchars Airshows - recalls the day he was taken on the trip of a lifetime in one of the jets.
VIDEO: Families, veterans and plane-spotters among crowd as Tornados fly over Leuchars for final time
Hundreds of people gathered at a former Fife airbase to watch as iconic jets bowed out of military service after four decades in poignant fashion.
Flight fans say #FarewellTornado as iconic jets bow out with flypast at Leuchars Station, RAF Tain and RAF Lossiemouth
Flight fans are gathering at air bases across Scotland today to say farewell to the RAF's iconic GR4 Tornados.
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RAF Tornado jets return home for final time
The RAF’s Tornado jets have returned home to the UK for the last time as the iconic aircraft prepares for retirement after almost 40 years in service.
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