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No. 31 Squadron aircrew scramble to Tornado GR4 ZA606 at Kandahar Airfield in Afghanistan, June 2013. During 1999, the squadron re-equipped with the Tornado GR4. In the same year, No. 31 Squadron participated in Operation Engadine, NATO operations over the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. For the latter part of this operation the Squadron was ...
On 14 March 2019 the final flight of an RAF Tornado was carried out by Tornado GR4 ZA463, the oldest remaining Tornado, over RAF Marham during the disbandment parade of No. IX (B) Squadron and No. 31 Squadron. [260] [261] The Tornado GR4 was officially retired from RAF service on 1 April 2019, the 101st anniversary of the force.
Disbanded, operated between September 1993 – 31 March 2014; 9 January 2015 – 14 February 2018. [24] No. XIII Squadron at Honington then Marham, flying GR4/4A (12 aircraft). Disbanded, operated between 1 January 1990 – 13 May 2011. [25] No. 14 Squadron at Brüggen then Lossiemouth, flying GR4/4A (12 aircraft). Disbanded, operated between 1 ...
As part of the draw-down of the RAF's Tornado GR4 fleet, No. 12 (B) Squadron disbanded on 14 February 2018. Squadron personnel were reassigned to Marham's other Tornado squadrons, No. IX (B) Squadron and No. 31 Squadron. [39] The last eight deployed Tornado GR4s returned home to RAF Marham from RAF Akrotiri, Cyprus, on 4 and 5 February 2019. [40]
Tornado GR4 Wing 1 - 18 Tornado GR4s and GR4As at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait Part of No. II Squadron; Part of No. IX Squadron; Part of No. XIII Squadron; Part of No. 31 Squadron; Part of No. 617 Squadron; Tornado GR4 Wing 2 - 12 Tornado GR4s at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. Part of No. 12 Squadron; Part of No. 617 Squadron; Harrier Wing 1 - 10 ...
During the war, the RAF amalgamated five Tornado GR4 Squadrons based at AAS to form the Ali Al Salem Combat Air Wing, commanded by Wing Commander Paddy Teakle OBE (OC 31 Squadron). He was awarded the DSO for his leadership.
British aircraftmen from B Flight, 27 Squadron, RAF Regiment take a break whilst on a combat mission near Kandahar Airfield, 2 January 2010 . The Royal Air Force Regiment used a variety of vehicles including Pinzgauer Vector's, Vixen Land Rover's and WMIK Land Rover's to externally protect Kandahar Airfield and the Wing was controlled by a Wing Commander who was responsible for the safety of ...
Dual-Mode Brimstone on a Tornado GR4. In March 2005, Brimstone entered service with No. 31 Squadron RAF. [58] Full Operational Capability (FOC) was declared for the Tornado GR4 in December 2005 [58] [59] The first operational sortie of dual-mode Brimstone was over Iraq as part of Operation Telic on 18 December 2008 by a Tornado GR4 of IX(B ...