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    Airframe Family: Panavia PA-200 Tornado
    Latest Model:Tornado F.3
    Last Military Serial:ZE167 RAF
    Construction Number:AS019/545/3245
    Compressed ID:Panavia Tornado F.3 sn ZE167 RAF cn...
    Latest Owner or Location:Royal Air Force

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    Dates

    Event

    1986

    Constructed as a Tornado F.3.

    2 October 1986

    First flight.

    23 October 1986

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n ZE167.

    By 1987

    Transferred to 229 OCU, RAF Coningsby.

    By 1987

    Markings Applied: AL

    23 May 1987


    Photographer: Unknown
    Notes: Photographed at Mildenhall.

    By 1991

    Transferred to 25 SQN, RAF Leeming.

    By 1991

    Markings Applied: ZE167
    Special 75th Anniv markings on fin. RAF Tornado F3 display aircraft for 1991.

    21 September 1991


    Photographer: Peter Nicholson
    Notes: Tornado F.3 of 25 Squadron in the solo display markings for 1991 taxying at the 1991 RAF Leuchars Airshow.

    19 September 1992


    Photographer: Peter Nicholson
    Notes: Tornado F.3 of 111 Squadron after performing at the 1992 RAF Leuchars Airshow.

    By 1995

    Transferred to 111 SQN, RAF Leuchars.

    By 1995

    Markings Applied: HX

    July 1995

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Aeronautica Militare Italiana with s/n MM7234.

    By 1996

    Transferred to 12 Gruppo, 36 Stormo, Gioia del Colle.

    By 1996

    Markings Applied: 36-24

    12 July 1996


    Photographer: Ken Videan
    Notes: At another wet Yeovilton photo call.

    By 7 July 2002

    Markings Applied: 36-24
    Special Tiger Meet markings applied to fin.

    7 July 2002


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: at Tiger Meet, Beja AB, Portugal

    March 2004

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n ZE167.

    November 2004

    Scrapped.
    At RAF St Athan.


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    UK Serials Resource Centre by Wolverhampton Aviation Group

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