The VTOL songsters that dwell in the vicinity of my local aerodrome must have wondered what was happening on Wednesday. At midday on the 20th a patch of ground on the airfield’s eastern perimeter that is usually completely deserted was thronged with hundreds of people. The crowd had gathered to say farewell to the Panavia Tornado, an aircraft that has served the RAF for much longer than fly-by-nights like the Spitfire and Lancaster. Since its introduction in 1979 the Tonka (as it’s known to its friends) has participated in several conflicts and dozens of games. In today’s FP I laser-designate a choice selection of those games. (more…)
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