Hobby Master Archive

Tornado ZA585 completed its first flight on December 17, 1981 and delivered to the RAF 8 days later. The aircraft spent the next 3 years at RAF Cosford as a ground instruction airframe. In June 1984 ZA585 was transferred to 27 Squadron, RAF Markham wearing 05 on the tail. Between January 30, 1998 and September 1998 the aircraft was sent to BAe at Warton for conversion to a GR.4. ZA585 was transferred to the 617 ‘Dambusters’ at Markham on September 16, 1988. The aircraft retired in 2018 to be used for ground instruction.

CANCELLED AND REPLACED BY HA6721