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RAF didn’t buy the Tomcat despite the F-14 being the only aircraft meeting UK’s defense needs.
The possibility of acquiring an RAF F-14 Tomcat was considered. Purchasing used models from the US Navy or possibly Iran could have been one...
BAe test pilot explained why he chose to fly a Tornado without a canopy
In his open-top Tornado XZ630, BAe Test Pilot Keith Hartley conducted the "cockpit habitability trial."
British Aerospace (BAe) Test Pilot Keith Hartley is shown in...
The Tornado: A British Aviation Icon
The Tornado is a distinctive aircraft with its shoulder-mounted wings, twin tail fins, and twin engines. The first of this type was flown on...
A crewless RAF Tornado flew away after the Navigator ejected himself and his pilot from their serviceable aircraft
We may only imagine the front-seater’s feelings as, from his parachute, he watched his Tornado disappear over the horizon
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That time an RAF Tornado made an emergency landing at Tonopah AFB, home of the top-secret F-117
“The guys at Tonopah had a sense of humor after all, for the silhouette of an F-117 had been stenciled on each side of...