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Tornado Gr1 - An Operational History (Hardcover)
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Tornado Gr1 - An Operational History (Hardcover)
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Replacing the Vulcan, Buccaneer and Jaguar in the front line of the
Cold War, the remarkable swing-winged Tornado GR1 provided Britain
s strike capability in the last years of the Cold War in the 1980s,
equipping some 10 RAF squadrons. During the Gulf War, Tornado GR1
crews led Britain s contribution to Coalition operations against
Iraq, and in the subsequent years Tornado GR1s were involved almost
continuously in operations over Iraq. In 1999 the Tornado GR1 force
carried out offensive missions over Kosovo as part of NATO
operations in the Balkans. The Tornado GR1 s Terrain Following
Radar gave the aircraft a unique capability: it was the first RAF
aircraft to have the ability to operate at low-level at night and
in all-weathers. The incredible flexibility of both the aircraft
and its crews was demonstrated by the successful switch to
medium-level operations, using laser-guided weapons, after the Cold
War. Produced in the same style format as Javelin: An Operational
History (which approaches the subject from the perspective of the
RAF squadrons which operated the aircraft), Tornado GR1: An
Operational History describes in detail the accomplishments and
day-to-day workings of the operational RAF Tornado GR1 units in the
UK, Germany, the Middle East and across the globe. The book is
underpinned by research from original official documents, augmented
by the personal accounts by Tornado air- and ground-crews. It is
richly illustrated throughout with photographs of the aircraft.
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