AA29401 Panavia Tornado GR.1, ZD748/AK, Johnnie Walker 'Still Going Strong', RAF No.9 Squadron Class_Class 31 and Gloucester RCW

and Gloucester RCW

which is often referred to as the most versatile and powerful version of the Bf109

The turned brass safety valves and whistle contrast beautifully with the firebox on which they are mounted

They were nicknamed ‘submarines’ due to their distinctive long tanks with the front slope to improve visibility

AA29401 Panavia Tornado GR.1, ZD748/AK, Johnnie Walker 'Still Going Strong', RAF No.9 Squadron Class_Class 31 and Gloucester RCWAs the oldest dedicated bomber squadron in the Royal Air Force, it was somehow fitting that No. IX Squadron took the honour of becoming the world's first operational Panavia Tornado unit in front line service when it was equipped with the GR. 1 variant in June 1982. The Tornado was a highly advanced, nuclear capable strike attack and reconnaissance aircraft of the late Cold War era, with its potentially devastating capabilities meaning that at least