| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | ZA609 |
| Military Code: | 072 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Panavia Tornado |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Panavia Tornado |
| Aircraft Version: | Panavia Tornado GR4 |
| C/n (msn): | BS046 |
| Operator Titles: | UK - Air Force |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | KandaharMap |
| Country: | Afghanistan |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: OAKN IATA: KDH Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | February 2010 |
| Photo by: | Stephan de Bruijn |
| Photo ID: | 485303 |
| Photo Comment |
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Dusk take-off of a GR4 from the single runway of Kandahar. ZA609 was flown first as a Tornado GR1 on 20 May 1982 and was brand-new delivered to Marham with destination 617 Sqd on 20 May 1982. But the aircraft went into storage pending activation of 27 Sqd. The aircraft had a long RAF career and was eventually last flown on 2 February 2016 and stripped for spares at Leeming. It was then fully scrapped in 2017. This photo is copyright © Stephan de Bruijn, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 8 August 2022, and has since been viewed 326 times. |