#31 squadron

RAF Tornados’ Last Mission Bombing ISIS

Before Retiring from Service RAF Tornados Joined Typhoons and Reaper Drones on Operation SHADER Over Hajin

A combination of Typhoon and Tornado jets, as well as Reaper drones, supported Syrian Democratic Forces on the ground, in the campaign against the Islamic State’s last major territory, Hajin, Syria, seeing 10 successful air strikes in 19 days over the Christmas period. Five of those strikes…

Last Return of the RAF’s Tornados

RAF Marham Welcomes Home Last of the Tornados After Operation SHADER

The RAF’s iconic Tornado jets have returned home for the last time after almost 40 years serving Britain on military operations across the world. Families and friends of the present-day Tornado 31 Squadron members were on hand to welcome them back to RAF Marham, Norfolk, today Tuesday, 5th January 2019.

First entering service in…

RAF 31 Squadron Tornados in Syrian Attack

MOD Releases Photographs of RAF Operations Against Syria

Four Royal Air Force Tornados took off from RAF Akrotiri to conduct strikes in support of Operations over the Middle East. At 0200 UK time on 14 April, British Tornados, flown by 31 Squadron, the ‘Goldstars’, joined close Allies in a precision strike on Syrian installations involved in the use of chemical weapons.

The navigator climbs into…

RAF Marham - 11/02/2016 #goldstars #gr4 #tornado #panavia #31sqn #avgeek #aviation

My first UK aviation outing (aside from the start of the DHL Twister Team journey to Bahrain) of 2016 took me to RAF Marham on 11 February, and it turned out to be a busy day with plenty of Tornado GR4 action.

Before we get going, let me apologise for the lack of posts of late.  As many of you are aware, I was in Bahrain for two weeks from the middle of January working for the DHL Twister Team at…