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The Panavia Tornado is a family of twin-engine, variable-sweep wing multi-role combat aircraft, jointly developed and manufactured by Italy, the United Kingdom and Germany.
LONDON (AP) — A rare tornado touched down in England, toppling trees, tearing off roof tiles and terrifying residents. Nobody was injured by the twister that struck Aldershot, a town about 50 kilometers (30 miles) southwest of London, at midday Friday as thunder and rain pounded down.
The UK’s tornado alley is really three regions, most in southern England: an area south of a line between Reading and London with a maximum near Guildford, locations southwest of Ipswich and a...
With its weapons armed, the British jet careened through a barrage of exploding fire—just the kind of low-flying attack the Tornado was built for. But at the key moment, the aircraft’s bombs...
The Tornado jet fighter-bomber will be officially retired from service at the end of March and will be used only for training over the United Kingdom in the intervening period.
On August 14, 2024, the aviation community marks 50 years since the first flight of the Panavia Tornado, an aircraft that played a crucial role in global conflicts from the Cold War to the Middle East.
Experts have confirmed that Jersey was hit by a "moderately devastating" tornado during Storm Ciarán. Analysis suggests it was the most intense tornado recorded in the United Kingdom for...
After almost 40 years serving the UK on military operations across the world, iconic RAF Tornado jets have returned home for the last time. First entering service in 1979, the fast jets have been used in operations across the world, most recently bombarding Daesh to push the terrorist group back through Syria and Iraq.
Capable of carrying conventional or nuclear weapons, Tornado can strike far and wide throughout Europe from very low-level. The Tornado is the first RAF aircraft to be fully designed for the complex age of electronic warfare enabling it to jam or deceive enemy defences.
Forty years after the type's introduction to service with the UK, the Royal Air Force's last Panavia Tornado strike aircraft have made their final operational flights and headed for retirement.