File:100 years of the RAF MOD 45163697.jpg

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English: A Tornado F3 from RAF Leuchars (111 Sqn) firing defensive flares during OP TELIC in 2003.

The main difference between the Tornado GR and the F3 was the extended fuselage, longer range air intercept Foxhunter Radar (replacing the terrain-following/ground mapping radar) and the armament. Extension of the fuselage provided additional space for avionics and an extra 900 litres of fuel.

F-3s from all four active UK squadrons were deployed during the 2003 Iraq War (Op Telic).

Designed to protect UK airspace and able to engage several targets simultaneously, the Tornado F3 could patrol for over three hours at 300 nautical miles from base.

The Tornado F3 was replaced in front-line RAF service by the Typhoon.

  • Some of these images have had some dodging and burning done and have been retouched to remove detritus and dust and scratch marks only*
  • Organization: RAF
  • Object Name: F3 OP Telic
  • Category: MOD
  • Supplemental Categories: Aircraft, Equipment, People, Historic
  • Keywords: RAF Leuchars, RAF Stations (UK), 111 Sqn, 111 Squadron, Sqn, Squadron, Historic Aircraft, Victor, RAF, Royal Air Force, Historic, Formation, Equipment, Aircraft, Fighter, Tornado F3, Interceptor, RAF 100
  • Country: Iraq
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