Dates

Event

Constructed as a Tornado Prototype.

30 October 1974

First flight.

Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n XX946.

1974

Sent for installation additional equipment on schedule.

2 April 1975

Involved in an incident.
While on a low speed run over the Warton airfield a herring gull entered the port engine intake. The engine was shut down and a landing was made at Warton.

June 1975

Flight refueling probe installed with further flight trials following.

17 February 1978

Involved in an incident.
Both engines failed but were restarted.

17 December 1985

To RAF Honington, Suffolk.

New serial number assigned: 8883M RAF
Used for ground instruction.

2 February 1986

To TWCU, RAF Honington.
Used for ground crew training for weapons loading procedure development.

21 March 1990

To RAF Laarbruch, Germany.
Sent to Laarbruch for additional instructional use.

3 March 1992

To TWCU, RAF Honington.

27 September 1994

To RAF Museum, RAF Honington, Suffolk.

16 November 1994

To RAF Museum, Grahame Park Way, Hendon, London, England.
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From 17 November 1994 to 20 November 1994

Reassembled.

By 4 March 2003

Dismantling started for the move to the RAF Museum at Cosford.

11 March 2003

Transported by ground. Delivered to Royal Air Force Museum, Cosford, Cosford, Shropshire, England.
Moved by road to RAF Museum at Cosford for display.
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19 August 2006

Photographer: Reinhard Jost
Notes: XX946 / WT between a Me-410 and a Mitsubishi Dinah at the RAF Museum Cosford, UK

28 November 2012

Photographer: Terry Fletcher
Notes: 2012 Photo on display at RAF Museum, Cosford

28 November 2012

Photographer: Terry Fletcher
Notes: 2012 Photo on display at RAF Museum, Cosford