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Royal Air Force 43 Squadron 'Fighting Cocks' Panavia Tornado F.3 ZE831/GG on finals for RAF Leuchars during the 'Battle of Britain' Airshow in September 1994

 

After demonstrating a 'pairs' Airfield Defence scenario, Royal Air Force No.43 'Fighting Cocks' Squadron's Panavia Tornado F.3 ZE831/GG returns to RAF Leuchars during their 1994 'Battle of Britain' Air display

 

Now retired from service, all bar a handful of this Air Defence Variant of the 'MRCA' have been processed through BAE's facility at RAF Leeming where having been stripped of all usable parts saved for the ageing and still current Tornado GR.4 fleet, the remaining airframes were shredded!

 

In the meantime RAF Leuchars itself was closed and turned over to the Army.

 

Scanned Kodak 35mm Transparency which replaces a previously uploaded sub-standard scan from 4 years ago

 

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Uploaded on February 7, 2017
Taken on September 17, 1994