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* 2 July, 2009: A Royal Air Force Panavia Tornado F.3 crashed near the ''Rest and Be Thankful'' beauty spot in Glen Kinglass, [[Arrochar, Argyll and Bute|Arrochar]], [[Scotland]]. The aircraft was on a routine training flight from No. [[No. 43 Squadron RAF|43 Squadron]] [[RAF Leuchars]] in [[Fife]] resulting in 2 crew killed in the accident. The crew were pilot Kenneth Thompson and weapons systems officer Nigel Morton.{{cite news| url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/glasgow_and_west/8131858.stm | work=BBC News | title=Crashed jet fighter airmen named | date=3 July 2009 | access-date=8 May 2010}} |
* 2 July, 2009: A Royal Air Force Panavia Tornado F.3 crashed near the ''Rest and Be Thankful'' beauty spot in Glen Kinglass, [[Arrochar, Argyll and Bute|Arrochar]], [[Scotland]]. The aircraft was on a routine training flight from No. [[No. 43 Squadron RAF|43 Squadron]] [[RAF Leuchars]] in [[Fife]] resulting in 2 crew killed in the accident. The crew were pilot Kenneth Thompson and weapons systems officer Nigel Morton.{{cite news| url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/glasgow_and_west/8131858.stm | work=BBC News | title=Crashed jet fighter airmen named | date=3 July 2009 | access-date=8 May 2010}} |
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* 20 July 2009: A [[Royal Air Force]] Panavia Tornado GR.4 operating with RAF No. [[No. 1 Squadron RAF|1 Squadron]] crashed on take-off at Kandahār International Airport in Afghanistan and the two crew members successfully eject from the aircraft.{{cite web|url=http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2009/07/20/329851/raf-tornado-crash-follows-f-15e-mi-8-losses-in-afghanistan.html|title=RAF Tornado crash follows F-15E, Mi-8 losses in Afghanistan|author=|work=[[FlightGlobal]]|access-date=9 July 2015}} |
* 20 July 2009: A [[Royal Air Force]] Panavia Tornado GR.4 operating with RAF No. [[No. 1 Squadron RAF|1 Squadron]] crashed on take-off at Kandahār International Airport in Afghanistan and the two crew members successfully eject from the aircraft.{{cite web|url=http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2009/07/20/329851/raf-tornado-crash-follows-f-15e-mi-8-losses-in-afghanistan.html|title=RAF Tornado crash follows F-15E, Mi-8 losses in Afghanistan|author=|work=[[FlightGlobal]]|access-date=9 July 2015}} |
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* 3 July, 2012: Two RAF Panavia Tornado GR.4Ts, ''ZD743'' and ''ZD812'' collided in mid-air and crashed in the [[Moray Firth]], [[Scotland]]. Three of the four crew were killed.[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-18692532 "Two missing after two RAF Tornados crash in Moray Firth"] BBC News, 3 July 2012. Retrieved: 3 July 2012{{cite web |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/service-inquiry-accident-involving-tornado-zd743-and-tornado-zd812-over-moray-firth |title=Service Inquiry: accident involving Tornado ZD743 and Tornado ZD812 over Moray Firth |publisher=Military Aviation Authority |date=3 July 2014 |access-date=22 July 2014}} |
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* 19 August, 2012: Two [[Italian Air Force]] Panavia Tornado aircraft collided and crashed near [[Venarotta]], [[Marche]], Italy, killing both pilots and both weapon-system officers.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-28855459 |title=Italy Tornado fighter jets collide near Ascoli |work=BBC News Online |access-date=19 August 2014}} |
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==Specifications (Tornado GR4)== |
==Specifications (Tornado GR4)== |
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