Panavia Tornado F3

Panavia Tornado F3
Amesbury, United Kingdom (GB)
The Panavia Tornado Air Defence Variant (ADV) is a fighter interceptor version of the Panavia Tornado in service with the Royal Air Force. The aircraft's first flight was on 27 October 1979 and entered service in 1986. It is a long-ranged twin engine aircraft, originally designed to intercept Soviet bombers as they came in from the east to strike the United Kingdom. The Tornado ADV for the Royal Saudi Air Force were produced to F3 standard. Both the RAF and RSAF are replacing the Tornado ADV with the Eurofighter Typhoon.
The Panavia Tornado Air Defence Variant (ADV) is a fighter interceptor version of the Panavia Tornado in service with the Royal Air Force. The aircraft's first flight was on 27 October 1979 and entered service in 1986. It is a long-ranged twin engine aircraft, originally designed to intercept Soviet bombers as they came in from the east to strike the United Kingdom. The Tornado ADV for the Royal Saudi Air Force were produced to F3 standard. Both the RAF and RSAF are replacing the Tornado ADV with the Eurofighter Typhoon.
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Links: en.wikipedia.org, www.airliners.net
By: kjfitz

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