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List of Panavia Tornado operators

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Panavia Tornado operators
A Royal Air Force Tornado in flight during Operation Iraqi Freedom

This is a list of operators of the Panavia Tornado multi-role combat aircraft.

Operators

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Operators of the Panavia Tornado

As of 2018, 320 operational Tornados are in use.[1] Active units are in bold.

 Italy
Italian Tornado IDS takes on fuel over Afghanistan
Italian Tornado ADV at Gioia del Colle airbase
Formation of German Tornadoes, together with a MiG-29
UK Tornado IDS in formation with an Avro Lancaster
A pair of UK Tornado ADVs operating over the Falkland Islands
Saudi Tornado IDS operating over Doha
Saudi Tornado ADV takes off during Operation Desert Shield

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 Germany
 United Kingdom
  • Royal Air Force - The United Kingdom obtained a total of 228 IDS aircraft; of these, 16 were subsequently converted to undertake the reconnaissance mission, alongside a further 14 new build airframes. Another 28 were converted for the anti-shipping mission.[16] In addition, a total of 165 ADV aircraft were obtained, comprising 18 F.2s and 147 F.3s.[17] The United Kingdom was the first country to completely phase out the Tornado when its last two units were disbanded in March 2019.[18]
 Saudi Arabia

References

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  36. ^ "111 Squadron." Archived 30 June 2016 at the Wayback Machine Royal Air Force, Retrieved: 5 December 2011.
  37. ^ "617 Squadron." Archived 14 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine Royal Air Force. Retrieved: 5 December 2011.
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