kindly beg that I bought another model in scale 1 / 100 of a series of "Aircraft the world. "
few words about a hero:
Panavia Tornado - a family of twin-engine, jet fighter aircraft with variable geometry wings, produced in collaboration Britain, Germany and Italy. There are three main versions of the Tornado aircraft: Assault version Tornado IDS (Interdictor / Strike ) version of the interceptor Tornado ADV ( Air Defense Variant ) and a version for electronic warfare Tornado ECR ( Electronic Combat / Reconaissance )
In July 1976, the governments of Great Britain, Germany and Italy signed an agreement on the production of 809 pieces of Tornado aircraft. 644 machines were to be implemented as a shock, of which Germany was to receive 324 copies of, United Kingdom - 200, and Italy - 100 165 pieces of hunting version of the Tornado ADV (Air Defence Variant) have been ordered by Britain. First serial Tornado for the UK were produced in 1979, 5 June 1979 the RAF received the first plane as a shock, and the first squadron RAF Tornado armed combat readiness reached 1 July 1982
The first use of CW aircraft of this type took place during Operation Desert Storm (the machine belonged to the RAF and the Italian aviation.) RAF Tornado strike hardest tasks performed on a strongly defended strike objects located Deep back the enemy - airports, bridges, communication and command centers. Along with the American F-15E Strike Eagle also participated in the hunt for mobile Scud missile launchers. During the fighting from Iraqi antiaircraft fire lost 6 machines.
Source: Wikipedia
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