GR4 Tornado arrives at UAS

[rookie]

https://m.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/video-news/video-raf-tornado-fighter-arrives-at-ulster-aviation-society-hanger-in-lisburn-40900686.html
As in the title. I'm wondering if guys had heard about this by now ? If so I've had my head in the sand .🤦

[Sneaky_Nikon]

The journey was documented on their FB page. 

[Angry Turnip]

This was meant to have arrived a few years back, but then Covid scuppered things.
Somehow I very much doubt it will be ready for public viewing in a week, there will be a great deal of work involved.
Great to see the UAS continuing to grow.

[Jimi182]

This was meant to have arrived a few years back, but then Covid scuppered things.
Somehow I very much doubt it will be ready for public viewing in a week, there will be a great deal of work involved.
Great to see the UAS continuing to grow.

I was at UAS a few years ago, one of the members said, at one point, they were going to receive it as the Tornados were being disbanded, and the local Tonka pilot was going to fly it over, with a few high speed passes at UAS included... but I think that was always going to be wishful thinking.

[rookie]

They did say it arrived at RAF Aldergrove and was then transported down to UAS. I never heard off any tonka coming in in the last few weeks.

[Merlin]

They did say it arrived at RAF Aldergrove and was then transported down to UAS. I never heard off any tonka coming in in the last few weeks.

Not sure why it said that as that's not what happened.

The plane was disassembled over in England and came across by road transport.

[Angry Turnip]

This is a shot I took of ZG771 from Turnip Towers back in 2017.

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[sniperUK]

They did say it arrived at RAF Aldergrove and was then transported down to UAS. I never heard off any tonka coming in in the last few weeks.

Actually that is what happened , moved by JARTS (Joint Aircraft Recovery and Transport Section) by road from Boscombe Down is arrived by Stena on Wednesday evening and, as it was a military convoy, stayed overnight at the Aldergrove Air Wing moving down to MLK early on Thursday morning. The JARTS team are reassembling the aircraft completely whilst they are here so it should be completed by tomorrow.

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Not sure why it said that as that's not what happened.

The plane was disassembled over in England and came across by road transport.

[Angry Turnip]

Very impressive they got it reassembled so quickly, those folk must be dynamite at building Airfix kits 

[sniperUK]

Very impressive they got it reassembled so quickly, those folk must be dynamite at building Airfix kits 

It goes together easier than the Revell 1/48th one 

[sniperUK]

And its finished 

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[sniperUK]

Quick visit on Wednesday, the engines still need to be delivered and fitted once other paperwork is in place.

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[rookie]

She looks right at home.

[casper]

A real beauty

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