(Image: Simon Iglesias; Panavia Tornado ZA361 in Barcelona, Spain)
Of the three condemned Panavia Tornado GR1 carcasses dumped on a disused ramp at RAF Marham in 2005, ZA361 is the sole survivor. The early production machine, which first flew in February 1981 and was delivered to the RAF two months later, spent much of its service life with the Tri-National Tornado Training (TTTE) at RAF Cottesmore in Rutland. The Cold War strike jet was retired to ground training duties around 1999, and spent the final years of its military career in a hangar at RAF Marham.
Towed to the dump alongside two other scrappers – ZA322 and ZA375 – which were also surplus to requirements, Tornado ZA361 was snapped up by a private buyer who slowly pieced its hollow, empty shell back together on their farm at New York, Lincolnshire.
According to Demobbed.org.uk, the aircraft had left Lincolnshire by mid September last year, reportedly bound for a new home in Spain. We’re not currently sure where that new home may be, but photographer Simon Inglesias witnessed ZA361 passing through the Port of Barcelona on October 21 2015. His photograph can be seen above.
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