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Photos: RAF tailmarkings Tornado 40 years first flight...

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40 Years already?
Wow....!

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I can still remember when they came into service. Man, I am getting old....... :?
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"40 years" refers to the first flight of the prototype in 1974, as Stratofreighter correctly states. That's something different than 40 years in service, but we might still make that date as well if the F-35 keeps delaying :?
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We could even make 40 years of JSF without being in service......

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