Northern Ireland Aviation Enthusiast's Forum
Military Aviation => Modern Military Aircraft => Topic started by: casper on January 10, 2007, 04:43:11 PM
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January 6th 1982 saw the first of more than 220 Tornados enter service with the RAF; making IX Squadron (then based at RAF Honington in Suffolk) the first operational Tornado GR1 squadron.
The Tornado was produced by a consortium of aerospace industries in the United Kingdom , Germany and Italy and on entering service replaced a number of older RAF aircraft including the Buccaneer and Vulcan as low-level attack aircraft.
More Info (http://www.raf.mod.uk/news/news_0701_02.html)