Panavia Tornado GR1A ZA457

Built by British Aerospace at their Warton factory in 1983
Aircraft assigned registration code ZA457 and first flew on 21st June 1983
Delivered to Tornado Operational Evaluation Unit at Boscombe Down on 4th August 1983
Transferred to No. 9 Squadron in September 1986 and No. 617 Squadron in February 1987
Subsequently transferred to No 17. Squadron
During January and February 1991 ZA457 saw active service during the first Gulf War as part of the Allied "Operation Desert Storm"
Transferred to RAF Museum London in July 2003 for display
One of six preserved type GR1 Tornado aircraft
Diplayed in the colours of 617 Squadron, with "Dambusters Après moi le déluge" nose artwork
Diplayed as part of the Bomber Hall Collection alongside Blackburn Buccaneer S.2A XW547

Manufacturer	Panavia Aircraft GmbH (Germany/United Kingdom/Italy)
Aircraft type	Military tactical strike aircraft
Length	54ft 10in
Wingspan	45ft 7in
Height	18ft 9in
Weight	31,065lb (empty)/60,000lb (loaded)
Speed	1,452 mph/Mach 1.91
Ceiling height	50,000ft
Engines	2x Turbo-Union RB 199 Mk 103 turbofan producing 16,920lb thrust
Range	2,100 miles
Crew	2 crew