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	Panavia Tornado - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Tornado was cleared to carry almost all the air-launched weapons in the NATO inventory, including cluster bombs, anti-runway munitions, and nuclear weapons.
		Known as the Tornado GR4 in the RAF, which is an upgrade of the original Tornado GR1 featuring GPS navigation and the ability to deploy more advanced munitions.
		One RAF Tornado GR4 was lost to friendly fire when it was engaged and shot down by a U.S. Patriot missile battery.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Panavia_Tornado (1481 words)

	RAF Tornado GR4 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Tornado programme first began with Tornado GR1s, which were built by a tri-national company (Panavia).
		The GR4 upgrade was not approved until 1994, which was revised to include lessons learned from the GR1's performance in the 1991 Gulf War.
		RAF Tornado GR1 - RAF Tornado GR1A - RAF Tornado GR1B - RAF Tornado F2 - RAF Tornado F3 - RAF Tornado GR4 - RAF Tornado GR4A
	www.peekskill.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Tornado_GR4 (524 words)

	RAF Tornado GR4 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The GR4 is the British variant of the "Inderdictor/Strike" (IDS) model of the Panavia Tornado.
		British Tornados were built by British Aerospace as part of the tri-national company Panavia.
		The contracts were signed with British Aerospace (later BAE Systems) in 1994 for the upgrade of 142 GR1s to GR4 standard, work began in 1996 and finished in 2003.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/RAF_Tornado_GR4 (572 words)

	RAF Tornado GR4A (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Tornado GR.4A is a dedicated version of the Panavia Tornado used for all weather, day and night tactical reconnaissance.
		With the upgrade of the GR1 to GR4 standard, similarly the GR1A became the GR4A.
		RAF Tornado GR1 - RAF Tornado F3 - RAF Tornado GR4 - RAF Tornado GR4A
	publicliterature.org /en/wikipedia/r/ra/raf_tornado_gr4a.html (290 words)

	RAF Tornado F3 - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation RAF Tornado F3 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Tornado F3 is an upgraded version of the original fighter version of the aircraft, the F2.
		In 1997, the Italian Air Force leased 24 F3's from the RAF to fill their fighter numbers until the introduction of the Eurofighter Typhoon.
		However, such was the disappointment of the Italians with the Tornado, that they withdrew it from service in 2003, replacing it with 34 surplus F-16s leased from the USAF.
	www.encyclopedia-glossary.com /en/RAF-Tornado-F3.html (1143 words)

	Panavia Tornado - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		In answer to an RAF requirement for a long-range interceptor, an air-defence version of the Tornado was developed in the late 1970s.
		Some original RAF F3s were loaned to the Italian Air Force as an interim replacement for the F-104 Starfighter, until the Eurofighter Typhoon enters service.
		One RAF Tornado GR4 was lost to fratricide when it was engaged and shot down by a U.S. Patriot missile battery.
	hartselle.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Panavia_Tornado (1536 words)

	Encyclopedia: RAF Tornado GR1 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The RAF Tornado GR1 was the first generation version of the Panavia Tornado strike aircraft of the Royal Air Force.
		Aircraft operated from RAF Bruggen in Germany during the first part of the war, flying precision strike missions.
		RAF Bruggen, Germany was until June 15, 2001 a major station of the Royal Air Force.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/RAF-Tornado-GR1 (1061 words)

	Tornado GR4 Crash (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Two RAF crewmen were rescued from the River Humber this afternoon after their fighter bomber plunged into the estuary.
		The GR4 Tornado was on a regular training flight from RAF Marham in Norfolk when it crashed at 2.49pm.
		Three helicopters, from RAF Leconfield, RAF Wattisham and the Humberside police, were dispatched to the scene of the crash, and the Humber lifeboat also joined in the rescue operation.
	www.rafmarham.co.uk /relations/ac-crash.htm (1505 words)

	The Royal Air Force - Equipment (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		First deliveries to the RAF of the original GR1 version were made in 1980 where it replaced a number of older RAF aircraft including the Buccaneer and Vulcan as low-level attack aircraft.
		As well as the existing weapons carried by Tornados (such as the Paveway family of laser- and GPS-guided bombs and the ALARM anti-radar missile) a number of new weapons can now be used.
		The easiest ways to differentiate between the GR4 and F3 (fighter) versions are the shape of the nose; the GR4 is much blunter and less streamlined(1); the F3's is longer and sleeker (5).
	www.raf.mod.uk /equipment/tornado_at.html (519 words)

	Encyclopedia: Airplane (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		F-14 Tomcat and the RAF Panavia Tornado GR4 Panavia Aircraft is a multinational company established by the three partner nations of the Tornado Multi Role Combat Aircraft (MRCA) project, Germany, Italy and the UK.
		Panavia IDS: RSAF Tornado IDS ADV: RAF Tornado F3 ECR: Luftwaffe Tornado ECR The Panavia Tornado is a jet engine fighter-bomber jointly developed as the Multi-role combat aircraft - or MRCA - by Italy, Germany and the United Kingdom.
		Tornado, which can vary the sweep angle of their wings during flight.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Airplane (2027 words)

	TORNADO GR4/A SPECIFICATIONS - RAF MARHAM (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Tornado was ultimately selected to meet the UK requirement for an air defence fighter in 1971, it first flew in October 1979, with the first production aircraft flying in March 1984.
		The initial RAF requirement was for 220 aircraft, and the first of these was delivered to the new Tri-national Tornado Training Establishment (TTTE) at RAF Cottesmore in July 1980.
		Tornado squadrons at RAF Bruggen were the last RAF flying units to leave Germany when the station was handed back to the host nation into mid-2001.
	www.rafmarham.co.uk /gallery/tornado-facts.htm (1118 words)

	Encyclopedia: RAF Tornado F2 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Royal Air Force (often abbreviated to RAF) is the air force branch of the UK Armed Forces.
		Categories: Swing-wing aircraft 12 Sqn Tornado GR1 The RAF Tornado GR1 was the first generation version of the Panavia Tornado strike aircraft of the Royal Air Force.
		The Tornado GR1B was a specialised anti-shipping variant of the RAF Tornado GR1.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/RAF-Tornado-F2 (400 words)

	RAF Tornado GR4
		The GR4 is an extremely capable aircraft with a wide variety of possible roles ranging from Ground Attack, SEAD, Strategic reconnaissance and also Air Interception (though this role is usually taken on by the F.Mk 3 variant) to name but a few.
		RAF Tornado GR4 Recon = This carries a small reconnaissance pod under the fuselage.
		RAF Tornado GR4 Sea Eagle = This carries some missiles which are meant to depict the 'Sea Eagle' anti-shipping missile.
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	Panavia Tornado (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The former is known as the Tornado F3, and the latter as the Tornado GR4 in RAF service.
		A minor variant of the GR4 is the GR4A, in which one of the GR4's 27mm cannons is replaced by a reconnaisance pod.
		Recently, some RAF F3's were modified to be able to fire the ALARM anti-radiation missile, and thus be able to take on the mission of suppression of enemy air defences or SEAD.
	www.theezine.net /p/panavia-tornado.html (330 words)

	Armed Forces - Royal Air Force - r7a1 - RAF Aircraft - Tornado GR4 - GR4A (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Tornado MRCA was jointly developed by the UK, West Germany and Italy under a collaborative agreement and manufactured by a consortium of companies formed under the name of Panavia.
		The Tornado GR1 was the most numerous and important aircraft in the RAF inventory, and the GR1 operated in the strike/attack and reconnaissance roles.
		The Tornado GR4A is used as a combat reconnaissance aircraft — also upgraded under the GR1 series MLU — and has no cannons mounted in the forward fuselage.
	www.armedforces.co.uk /raf/listings/l0006.html (614 words)

	RAF Tornado F2
		The RAF Tornado F2 was the abortive first generation of the air superiority version of the Panavia Tornado in Royal Air Force service.
		Only 18 were ever produced as serious problems were discovered with the radar for the aircraft.
		The F2 was introduced into service in 1984 and its short career came to an end four years later when the new F3s came into the RAF.
	pedia.newsfilter.co.uk /wikipedia/r/ra/raf_tornado_f2.html (166 words)

	PANAVIA TORNADO FACTS AND INFORMATION (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Tornado was cleared to carry almost all the air-launched weapons in the NATO inventory, including cluster_bombs, anti-runway munitions, and nuclear_weapons.
		Known as the Tornado_GR4 in the RAF, which is an upgrade of the original Tornado GR1 featuring GPS navigation and the ability to deploy more advanced munitions.
		Some original RAF F3s were loaned to the Aeronautica_Militare_Italiana (Italian Air Force) as an interim replacement for the F-104_Starfighter, until the Eurofighter_Typhoon enters service.
	www.livingflowers.com /Panavia_Tornado (1339 words)

	TORNADO ADV (BAe)
		The design authority for the Tornado is Panavia, the tri-national consortium which comprises British Aerospace, DASA of Germany and the Italian firm Alenia.
		The Tornado GR1 strike/attack aircraft is capable of carrying a wide range of conventional stores, including the JP233 anti-airfield weapon, the ALARM anti-radar missile, and laser-guided bombs, as well as the WE-177 nuclear variable-yield free-fall bomb, first introduced into service in 1966.
		There are currently some 45 GR4 and GR4As in RAF service and by the end of Stage 2 of the modification program in mid 2000, there were about 60 aircraft with this figure rising to 80 by the end of the year.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/world/europe/tornado.htm (1421 words)

	BBC NEWS \| UK \| RAF Tornado downed by US missile
		An RAF Tornado and its crew are missing after being downed by a US Patriot missile close to the Kuwaiti border.
		The GR4, which is thought to have had a pilot and navigator on board, was from RAF Marham in Norfolk.
		RAF Group Captain Jon Fynes said: "A situation like this does do not mean anything of harm to the coalition but in many ways it brings us closer together.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/low/uk_news/2877349.stm (643 words)

	Read about RAF Tornado GR4 at WorldVillage Encyclopedia. Research RAF Tornado GR4 and learn about RAF Tornado GR4 here! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Tornado GR4 made its operational debut in patrols during
		The GR4 will be replaced in RAF service by the
		RAF Tornado GR1A - RAF Tornado GR1B - RAF Tornado F2 -
	encyclopedia.worldvillage.com /s/b/RAF_Tornado_GR4 (464 words)

	RAF Tornado GR1 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The first of 228 GR1s was delivered on June 5, 1979 and the type entered service in the early 1980s.
		142 aircraft were upgraded to GR4 standard from 1997 to 2002, after which time the GR1 designation was abandoned.
		The Tornado was designed for ultra-low level penetration strikes on Warsaw Pact targets in Europe using both conventional and nuclear weapons, e.g WE177.
	www.tocatch.info /en/RAF_Tornado_GR1.htm (440 words)

	RAF Tornado F2 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Tornado F2 was the abortive first generation of the air superiority version (ADV) of the Panavia Tornado in Royal Air Force service.
		The concrete radar was nicknamed Blue Circle, in line with British radar nomenclature and a play on the fact that a British cement and concrete firm is also named Blue Circle.
		Some F2 airframes were later updated to F3 standard as attrition replacements.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/RAF_Tornado_F2 (210 words)

	Flightline UK - Royal Air Force Displays (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Tornado F3 is a development from the original Tornado IDS for the RAF requirement for a long range interceptor aircraft.
		The F3 is visibly different from the mud moveing version by having a longer nose to incorporate the Foxhunter radar and an extension to the fuselage to allow 4 Sly flash missles to be carried in the belly of the aircraft.
		His first operational tour on the Tornado F3 was with No.111 Squadron and he is currently in his third year of another operation tour, this time with No.43 (Fighter) Squadron, both based at RAF Leuchars.
	www.airshows.org.uk /rafdisplays/index.html (4178 words)

	RAF Tornado GR4 -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Tornado programme first began with (Click link for more info and facts about Tornado GR1s) Tornado GR1s, which were built by a tri-national company ((Click link for more info and facts about Panavia) Panavia).
		The Tornado GR4 made its operational debut in patrols during (Click link for more info and facts about Operation Southern Watch) Operation Southern Watch.
		The aircraft flew from (Click link for more info and facts about Ali al Salem) Ali al Salem in (An Arab kingdom in Asia on the northwestern coast of the Persian Gulf; a major source of petroleum) Kuwait, and patrolled a large part of southern Iraq.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/r/ra/raf_tornado_gr43.htm (801 words)

	RAF Tornado GR4 - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation RAF Tornado GR4 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		RAF Tornado GR4 - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation RAF Tornado GR4.
		Here you will find more informations about RAF Tornado GR4.
		The orginal RAF Tornado GR4 article can be editet
	www.encyclopedia-glossary.com /en/RAF-Tornado-GR4.html (501 words)

	RAF gives thumbs up to upgraded Tornado GR4 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Air Vice Marshal Glenn Torpy, air officer commanding 1 Group, and RAF and UK air component commander in the Gulf, says the upgraded aircraft's "greatest testament is its performance in the Gulf, particularly during the last three months".
		GR4 capabilities used in the Gulf include the Raytheon Enhanced Paveway GPS satellite/laser-guided bomb (LGB), MBDA Storm Shadow stand-off missile, and Goodrich Raptor long-range reconnaissance pod.
		RAF teams are still in Iraq assessing the weapon's success, he adds.
	www.flightinternational.com /FALANDING_166962.htm (464 words)

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