Royal Air Force Salute Tornado: Tribute to an RAF Icon

After nearly forty years of valuable service, the RAF's final Panavia Tornados were stood down on March 31, 2019.

The official RAF Salute 2019 special magazine pays tribute to the aircraft, its crews, maintainers, and engineers, with breath-taking imagery, first-hand accounts and other anecdotes, gathered from special interviews and rarely seen squadron archives.

This 100-page special issue is a must-have souvenir tribute to a true RAF icon.

Featuring:

Cold War Warriors
Group Captain (retired) Nigel Walpole reviews the Tornado's time as part of RAF Germany.

A World At War
The turbulent 2000s resulted in the Tornado force being extensively deployed in operations around the world, with the focal points being Afghanistan and Iraq.

Shader to the End
Tornado Force deployed for Operation Shader on August 13, 2014 and remained committed until its last operational sortie on January 31, 2019.

Farewell to 'The Fin'
The Royal Air Force said goodbye to the much-loved 'Tonka' as the type stood down on March 31, 2019. We look back at the events that marked the Tornado's emotional retirement from service.