Tornado Aircraft
(asked on 23rd May 2023) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask His Majesty's Government how many retired Tornado aircraft remain in the possession of the RAF.
This question was answered on 7th June 2023
The Tornado aircraft went out of RAF service in 2019 and has been through a thorough disposal process. The RAF have retained 16 Tornado aircraft across different variants for use as ground based training aids and gate guardians but none are airworthy and the majority of their systems have been permanently removed or inhibited to ensure long-term safety for ground instruction training or public display.