Wednesday last week, along with many others I headed to RAF Marham with the aim of photographing the 3 specially marked Tornado GR4s, including the public debut of ZG752 wearing its two-tone scheme. having arrived in Norfolk to grey overcast skies these slowly broke, unfortunately for the launch the aircraft only very briefly caught the sun. Quick change of location for recoveries and with some more sun two 41 Squadron Typhoons "Apollo 11/12" departed in style back to RAF Coningsby. Thankfully the clouds completely parted above RAF Marham as the 3 specially marked Tornados and photo ship arrived back in the late afternoon sun. All in all a successful day in good company, hopefully do it all again before the final farewell in March!
Nick
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'Monster 1-3' - Tornado GR Specials by Nick Thompson, on Flickr
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Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4 - ZK367/ EB-R - 41(R) TES - Royal Air Force - RAF Coningsby by Nick Thompson, on Flickr
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Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4 - ZK367/ EB-R - 41(R) TES - Royal Air Force - RAF Coningsby by Nick Thompson, on Flickr
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Panavia Tornado GR4 - ZG752 - Marham Wing -Royal Air Force - RAF Marham by Nick Thompson, on Flickr
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Panavia Tornado GR4 - ZG752 - Marham Wing -Royal Air Force - RAF Marham by Nick Thompson, on Flickr
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Panavia Tornado GR4 - ZD716/ DH - 31 Sqn -Royal Air Force - RAF Marham by Nick Thompson, on Flickr
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Panavia Tornado GR4 - ZG775/ AF - IX(B) Sqn - Royal Air Force - RAF Marham by Nick Thompson, on Flickr
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Panavia Tornado GR4 - ZA449 020 - Marham Wing -Royal Air Force - RAF Marham by Nick Thompson, on Flickr
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Panavia Tornado GR4 - ZA449/ 020 - Marham Wing - Royal Air Force - RAF Marham by Nick Thompson, on Flickr
RAF Marham - Tornado Specials - 23/01 [MIL]
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RAF Marham - Tornado Specials - 23/01 [MIL]
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Re: RAF Marham - Tornado Specials - 23/01 [MIL]
Terrific Tornado pictures!
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Re: RAF Marham - Tornado Specials - 23/01 [MIL]
Beautiful winter light, Typhoon is a nice bonus!
Re: RAF Marham - Tornado Specials - 23/01 [MIL]
Wonderful, but er... I miss one special c/s, while the 9Sqn one is posted twice
Cheers,
Rob
Cheers,
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Re: RAF Marham - Tornado Specials - 23/01 [MIL]
Love the old camo scheme!!
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Re: RAF Marham - Tornado Specials - 23/01 [MIL]
Thanks for the kind comments!
Thanks for spotting this Rob! 31 Squadron now postedSchffrs wrote:Wonderful, but er... I miss one special c/s, while the 9Sqn one is posted twice
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Re: RAF Marham - Tornado Specials - 23/01 [MIL]
English know how to do specials! Great catch. Love the old version! Reminds me of better days......
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Re: RAF Marham - Tornado Specials - 23/01 [MIL]
Again: wonderful! The green/grey one is my favourite, too, because I saw RAF Tornado enter service in this c/s. Brings back good memories...
Cheerio,
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Cheerio,
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