Tornado GR4

Finale Months Tornado  

Active Movements

January 8th to 30th

8th

ZD716/084 31 Squadron Retirement Special Tail

ZA553/045

ZA614/076

9th

ZA553/045

ZA612/074

ZA613/075

10th

ZG771/133 IX[B] Squadron 100th Anniversary Special Tail

ZA612/074 IX[B] Squadron 

14th 

ZA614/076 

15th

ZD716/084 31 Squadron Retirement Special Tail

ZA613/075

17th 

ZA553/045

ZG771/133 IX[B] Squadron 100th Anniversary Special Tail

18th

Op Shader ZA601 ZD848

22nd

ZG771/133 IX[B] Squadron 100th Anniversary Special Tail

ZA613/075

ZA449/020

23rd

ZG752/129 31 Squadron Camouflage Scheme for Retirement

ZD716/084 31 Squadron Retirement Special Tail

ZA449/020 31 Squadron

25th

ZG752/129 31 Squadron Camouflage Scheme for Retirement

28th

ZA449/020 31 Squadron

29th

ZD716/084 31 Squadron Retirement Special Tail

ZG771/133 IX[B] Squadron 100th Anniversary Special Tail

ZA553/045

30th

ZA449/020 IX[B] Squadron \ 31 Squadron

ZA614/076 IX[B] Squadron

31st

ZA614/076 IX[B] Squadron

ZG775/134 IX[B] Squadron Tornado Farewell Special Tail

Last Tornado Operations Operation Shader

 ZA463/028 - 15-05-18 departing RAF Marham as "ASCOT 9812" to Akrotiri \ Last Noted 9 Dec 18 - Tornado GR4 [43C1CC] ZA463 / 028 Callsign ASCOT 9521 returned to RAF Marham 04/02/2019 from RAF Akrotiri.

ZA542/035 - 23-07-18 departing RAF Marham as "Ascot 9513" to Akrotiri \ Last Noted 1 Dec 18 - Tornado GR4 [43C155] ZA542 /035 Callsign ASCOT 9525 returned to RAF Marham 04/02/2019 from RAF Akrotiri.

ZA587/055 - 13-11-18 departing RAF Marham as "Ascot 9513" to Akrotiri \ Last Noted 26 Nov 18 Callsign ASCOT 9528 returned to RAF Marham 05/02/2019 from RAF Akrotiri.

ZA597/063 - 04-12-18 departing RAF Marham as "ASCOT 9682" to Akrotiri \Last Noted 13 Dec 18 - Tornado GR4 [43C1B3] ZA597 / 063 Callsign ASCOT 9523 returned to RAF Marham 04/02/2019 from RAF Akrotiri.

ZA601/066 - 04-12-18 departing RAF Marham as "Ascot 9682" to Akrotiri \ Last Noted 13 Dec 18 Callsign ASCOT 9526 returned to RAF Marham 05/02/2019 from RAF Akrotiri.

ZD744/092 - 20-02-18 departing RAF Marham as "RAFAIR 7084" to Akrotiri \ Last Noted 13 Dec 18 Callsign ASCOT 9527 returned to RAF Marham 05/02/2019 from RAF Akrotiri.

ZD848/109 - 29-05-18 departing RAF Marham as "ASCOT 9711" to Akrotiri \ Last Noted 29 Nov 18 -Tornado GR4 [43C17E] ZD848 /109 Callsign ASCOT 9524  returned to RAF Marham 04/02/2019 from RAF Akrotiri.

ZG791/137 - 01-07-18 at Akrotiri Last Noted 13 Dec 18 - Tornado GR4 [43C170] ZG791 /137 Callsign ASCOT 9522 returned to RAF Marham 04/02/2019 from RAF Akrotiri.

ZA613/075 - Last Noted 10-12-18 as "RAFAIR 7081" returning to Marham from Akrotiri 

Serviceable Airframes: 

ZA449/020 - Last Noted 07-12-18 as "Ascot 9692" returning from Op Shader

ZA553/045 - Last Noted 12-12-18 with 31 Sqn at Marham

ZA554/046 - Last Noted 06-12-18 at Marham - RAF100 Sticker

ZA607/070 - Last Noted 12-12-18 with IX(B) Sqn at Marham

ZA612/074 - Last Noted 13-12-18 at Marham

ZA613/075 - Last Noted 10-12-18 as "RAFAIR 7081" returning to Marham from Akrotiri

ZA614/076 - Last Noted 13-12-18 at Marham

ZD716/084 - Last Noted 13-12-18 with 31 Sqn at Marham - Currently 31 Sqn Tornado retirement scheme

ZG752/129 - Last Noted 12-11-18 with IX(B) Sqn at Marham - RAF100 Sticker

ZG771/133 - Last Noted 27-11-18 at Marham - Currently RAF Marham 100th Anniversary Special Tail

ZG775/134 - Last Noted 12-12-18 with IX(B) Sqn at Marham - Currently IX(B) Sqn Tornado retirement scheme

Jets believed to be on Op Shader at RAF Akrotiri as of December 18:

ZA463/028 - Last Noted 15-05-18 departing RAF Marham as "Ascot 9812" to Akrotiri

ZA542/035 - Last Noted 23-07-18 departing RAF Marham as "Ascot 9513" to Akrotiri

ZA587/055 - Last Noted 13-11-18 departing RAF Marham as "Ascot 9513" to Akrotiri

ZA597/063 - Last Noted 04-12-18 departing RAF Marham as "Ascot 9682" to Akrotiri

ZA601/066 - Last Noted 04-12-18 departing RAF Marham as "Ascot 9681" to Akrotiri

ZD744/092 - Last Noted 20-02-18 departing RAF Marham as "RAFAIR 7084" to Akrotiri

ZD848/109 - Last Noted 29-05-18 departing RAF Marham as "Ascot 9711" to Akrotiri

ZG791/137 - Last Noted 01-07-18 at Akrotiri

Scrapped/RTP Airframes at Leeming

ZA365/001 - RTP Leeming 04-09-13 - Scrapped

ZA367/002 - RTP Leeming ??-07-12 - Scrapped

ZA369/003 - RTP Leeming 29-08-17 - Scrapped Dec 2018

ZA370/004 - RTP Leeming 12-12-17

ZA371/005 - RTP Leeming 22-01-14 - Scrapped

ZA372/006 - RTP Leeming 14-12-16 - Scrapped

ZA373/007 - RTP Leeming 23-06-15 - Scrapped

ZA393/008 - RTP Leeming 31-07-15 - Scrapped

ZA395/009 - RTP Leeming 16-04-14 - Scrapped - (12(B) Sqn disbandment scheme)

ZA398/010 - To Manston Fire School 14-01-14 - To CAHC Newquay (II(AC) Sqn 'Shiny Two' Special Tail)

ZA400/011 - RTP Leeming 23-05-16 - Scrapped

ZA401/012 - RTP Leeming 31-01-14 - Scrapped - (30 Years Tornado Special Tail)

ZA402/- - RTP Leeming 10-07-13 - Scrapped

ZA404/013 - RTP Leeming 01-10-13 - Scrapped

ZA405/014 - RTP Leeming 10-02-16 as Marham 63 (12(B) Sqn Centenary Special Tail)

ZA406/015 - RTP Leeming 11-05-17

ZA410/016 - RTP Leeming 06-11-13 (After Malta incident) - Has been transferred to QinetiQ at MoD Boscombe Down

ZA412/017 - RTP Leeming 02-07-15 - Scrapped - (617 Sqn 70th Anniversary Special Tail)

ZA447/019 - WFU at Marham 2017 - To Cosford for G.I March 2018

ZA452/021 - Preserved - On Display at Midlands Air Museum

ZA453/022 - RTP Leeming 15-06-17 - To Hartlepool May 2018 - Scrapped

ZA456/023 - RTP Leeming 10-09-15 - Scrapped - (IX(B) Sqn 100th Anniversary Special Tail)

ZA458/024 - RTP Leeming 27-04-17

ZA459/025 - WFU at Marham January 2018 - Roaded to Cosford for display 03/18

ZA461/026 - RTP Leeming 10-09-15 - Scrapped - (XV Sqn 100th Anniversary Special Tail)

ZA462/027 - RTP Leeming 06-09-17

ZA469/029 - WFU at Marham 2017 - Preserved - On display at IWM Duxford

ZA470/030 - RTP Leeming 24-01-13 - Scrapped

ZA472/031 - WFU at Marham ??-03-18 - Fuselage removed from Marham 11-12-18

ZA473/032 - WFU at Marham 30-05-18

ZA492/033 - RTP Leeming 19-05-15 - Scrapped - (617 Sqn 70th Anniversary Special Tail)

ZA541/034 - RTP Leeming 14-06-16 as "Lossie 08" - To QinetiQ at Boscombe Down 2018

ZA543/036 - WFU at Marham 22-11-18 - Last Flight to Leeming for RTP 03-12-18

ZA544/037 - RTP Leeming ??-07-12

ZA546/038 - WFU at Marham July 2018

ZA547/039 - RTP Leeming 14-01-14 - Scrapped - (1,000,000 hours special tail)

ZA548/040 - RTP Leeming 29-06-17 - 31 Squadron Centenary Special Tail

ZA549/041 - RTP Leeming ??-11-11 - To Humberside 30-05-18

ZA550/042 - RTP Leeming 30-10-17

ZA551/043 - RTP Leeming 29-10-15 - Scrapped

ZA552/044 - RTP Leeming 28-05-12 - Scrapped

ZA556/047 - WFU at Marham 15-11-18 after 12 months on ops

ZA557/048 - RTP Leeming 10-03-16 - Scrapped

ZA559/049 - RTP Leeming 30-08-17

ZA560/050 - WFU at Marham - February 2018 - To Wittering for G.I

ZA562/051 - RTP Leeming 01-12-15 - Scrapped

ZA563/052 - RTP Leeming 04-09-12 - Scrapped

ZA564/053 - RTP Leeming 04-04-14 - Scrapped

ZA585/054 - WFU at Marham - 09-08-18 - To Cosford for G.I. Oct 2018

ZA588/056 - WFU at Marham - ??-08-18

ZA589/057 - RTP Leeming 07-09-15 - Scrapped

ZA591/058 - RTP Marham June 2018

ZA592/059 - RTP Leeming 24-02-17 - Scrapped

ZA594/060 - RTP Leeming 03-04-17 - Scrapped

ZA595/061 - RTP Leeming 03-04-14 - Scrapped - Via Road after bird strike CAT5 damage and emergency landing at RAF Leuchars) - 

ZA598/064 - RTP Leeming 07-07-15 - Scrapped

ZA600/065 - RTP Leeming 10-04-15 - Scrapped - Coded EB-G - 41(R)TES 95th Anniversary Special Tail -

ZA602/067 - RTP Leeming 02-11-16 - Scrapped - XV Sqn "Freddie" Special Tail 

ZA604/068 - RTP Leeming 16-01-15 - To Boscombe Down

ZA606/069 - RTP Leeming 26-11-14 - Scrapped

ZA608/071 - RTP Leeming 10-10-12 - Scrapped

ZA609/072 - RTP Leeming 02-02-16 - Scrapped

ZA611/073 - WFU at Marham 21-02-18

ZD707/077 - RTP Leeming 21-04-15 - Scrapped

ZD709/078 - RTP Leeming ??-02-17 - Scrapped - by road 

ZD711/079 - WFU at Marham - late 2017 - To Honington for G.I 2018

ZD712/080 - RTP Leeming 10-06-14 - Scrapped

ZD713/081 - RTP Leeming 14-02-18

ZD714/082 - RTP Leeming ??-12-13 - Scrapped

ZD715/083 - Was WLT at Marham - withdrawn from use June 2016 - Now GI at Cosford

ZD719/085 - RTP Leeming ??-07-14 - Scrapped

ZD720/086 - RTP Leeming 19-02-14 - Scrapped

ZD739/087 - RTP Leeming 13-07-17 

ZD740/088 - RTP Leeming 15-10-15 - Scrapped

ZD741/089 - RTP Leeming 25-01-18 - Currently XV Sqn disbandment scheme

ZD742/090 - RTP Leeming 08-03-17 - Scrapped

ZD745/093 - RTP Leeming 08-06-16 - Scrapped

ZD746/094 - RTP Leeming 12-02-13

ZD747/095 - RTP Leeming 09-06-16 - Scrapped

ZD748/096 - RTP Leeming 27-01-16 - Scrapped

ZD749/097 - RTP Leeming 27-08-15 - Scrapped

ZD788/098 - RTP Leeming 10-09-15 - Scrapped - (40th Anniversary Tornado Special Tail) -

ZD790/099 - RTP Leeming 11-05-16 - Scrapped

ZD792/100 - WFU at Marham - 23-08-18

ZD793/101 - WFU - G.I DCAE Cosford

ZD810/102 - RTP Leeming 30-09-13 - Scrapped

ZD811/103 - RTP Leeming 27-02-13 - Scrapped

ZD842/105 - RTP Leeming 22-03-16 - Scrapped

ZD843/106 - RTP Leeming 21-01-16

ZD844/107 - RTP Leeming 29-05-15 - Scrapped

ZD847/108 - RTP Leeming 06-02-13 - Scrapped

ZD849/110 - WFU Marham July 2018 - To Cosford for G.I. Oct 2018

ZD850/111 - RTP Leeming 25-09-12 - Scrapped

ZD851/112 - RTP Leeming 28-11-16 - Scrapped

ZD890/113 - RTP Leeming 11-05-17 - To Hartlepool May 2018 - Scrapped

ZD892/114 - RTP Leeming ??-??-?? - Scrapped

ZD895/115 - RTP Leeming 17-06-14 - Scrapped

ZE116/116 - RTP Leeming 07-11-13 - Scrapped

ZD996/117 - RTP Leeming 09-07-12 - Scrapped

ZG705/118 - RTP Leeming 04-05-17

ZG707/119 - RTP Leeming 19-10-17

ZG709/120 - RTP Leeming ??-12-13 - Scrapped

ZG712/122 - RTP Leeming 19-09-13 - Scrapped

ZG713/123 - RTP Leeming 24-04-13 - Scrapped

ZG714/124 - RTP Leeming 23-11-16 - Scrapped

ZG726/125 - RTP Leeming ??-06-12 - Scrapped

ZG727/126 - RTP Leeming 11-06-14 - Scrapped

ZG729/127 - RTP Leeming 23-11-15 - Scrapped

ZG750/128 - RTP Leeming 28-07-17 - (25th Anniversary of Op Granby Special scheme)

ZG754/130 - RTP Leeming 28-01-14 - Scrapped

ZG756/131 - RTP Leeming 22-01-14 - Scrapped

ZG769/132 - RTP Leeming 31-07-12 - Scrapped

ZG773/- - WFU at Warton 2016 - To RTP Leeming 10-17 - Used as static display aircraft for RAF100 during 2018

ZG777/135 - RTP Leeming 22-11-17

ZG779/136 - RTP Leeming 13-11-17

ZG794/139 - RTP Leeming - Scrapped

RAF Marham

Withdrawal from use of the final Tornado GR4s of the RAF, with ZA463 performing the very last flight at RAF Marham on 14 March 2019. The remaining machines are expected to be stripped of useable parts and some may then go for preservation. 

ZA449 Panavia Tornado GR4 [020] RAF Marham (wfu)

 ZA463 Panavia Tornado GR4 [028] RAF Marham (wfu) 

ZA542 Panavia Tornado GR4 [035] RAF Marham (wfu) 

ZA553 Panavia Tornado GR4 [045] RAF Marham (wfu) 

ZA587 Panavia Tornado GR4 [055] RAF Marham (wfu) 

ZA597 Panavia Tornado GR4 [063] RAF Marham (wfu) 

ZA601 Panavia Tornado GR4 [066] RAF Marham (wfu) 

ZA611 Panavia Tornado GR4 [073] RAF Marham (wfu) 

ZA612 Panavia Tornado GR4 [074] RAF Marham (wfu) 

ZA613 Panavia Tornado GR4 [075] RAF Marham (wfu) 

ZA614 Panavia Tornado GR4 [076] RAF Marham (wfu) 

ZD716 Panavia Tornado GR4 [DH] $ RAF Marham (wfu) 

ZD744 Panavia Tornado GR4 [092] RAF Marham (wfu) 

ZD848 Panavia Tornado GR4 [109] RAF Marham (wfu) 

ZG752 Panavia Tornado GR4 $ RAF Marham (wfu) 

ZG771 Panavia Tornado GR4 $ RAF Marham (wfu) 

ZG775 Panavia Tornado GR4 [AF] $ RAF Marham (wfu)

 ZG791 Panavia Tornado GR4 [137] RAF Marham (wfu) 

Written Off/Crashed Airframes:

ZA446/018 - W/O 23-09-09

ZA596/062 - W/O 26-07-09

ZD743/091 - W/O 03-07-12

ZD812/104 - W/O 03-07-12

ZG711/121 - W/O 24-10-06

ZG792/138 - W/O 27-01-11