Aircraft Photo of ZA398 | Panavia Tornado GR4 | UK - Air Force | AirHistory.net #179748
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:ZA398
Military Code:010/AJ-N
Aircraft Original Type:Panavia Tornado
Aircraft Generic Type:Panavia Tornado
Aircraft Version:Panavia Tornado GR4
C/n (msn):BS065
Operator Titles:UK - Air Force
Unit Markings:617 Sqn
Location
City / Airport:LossiemouthMap
Region / Country:Scotland, United Kingdom
Airport Codes:ICAO: EGQS   IATA: LMO   Local: -   Other: -
 
Photo Date:29 August 2009
Photo by:Mark McEwan
Photo ID: 179748
Photo Comment

One of the few Tornado GR4s to actually wear squadron markings, in this case those of 617 Squadron, "The Dambusters", arguably the most famous RAF squadron in history. Aircraft carrying markings also wear their former wartime code letters, prefixed by "AJ". During the Dams Raids of May 16/17 1943, "AJ-N" was the code carried by Lancaster ED912, the aircraft whose Upkeep bouncing bomb breached the Eder Dam.

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