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Panavia Tornado

Swing-wing workhorse of three nations and five wars; retired from the RAF in 2019, so it counts as recent grief. The gazetteer currently lists it at 10 UK museums.

10
Museums
1974
First flight
992
Built
Mach 2.2
Top speed
Cold War
Era

Last verified 2026-07-11 against the gazetteer Compendium. Airframes move — confirm on museum pages before travel.

On charge

Where to see the Panavia Tornado in the UK

The gazetteer records 12 Panavia Tornado airframes (including cockpit sections and replicas where noted) across 10 UK collections, in 7 regions: London & Around, East of England, Midlands & Lincolnshire, Northern England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland.

MuseumCityRegionAirframes recorded
IWM Duxford Cambridge East of England Panavia Tornado GR.1 ZA465
Panavia Tornado GR.4 ZA469
Midland Air Museum Coventry Midlands & Lincolnshire Panavia Tornado GR.4
Montrose Air Station Museum Montrose Scotland Panavia Tornado GR4 (ZD744).
Morayvia Forres Scotland Panavia Tornado GR.1 XZ630
National Museum Of Flight North Berwick Scotland Panavia Tornado
Royal Air Force Museum London London London & Around Panavia Tornado GR.1B ZA457
Solway Aviation Museum Crosby on Eden Northern England Panavia Tornado GR.1 ZA475
South Wales Aviation Museum Barry Wales Panavia Tornado
Ulster Aviation Society (Maze Long Kesh) Lisburn Northern Ireland Panavia Tornado GR.4 ZG771
Yorkshire Air Museum York Northern England Panavia Tornado GR.1 ZA354
Panavia Tornado GR.4 XZ631
Computed from the survey

Collection context

Types you’ll see alongside

de Havilland Vampire, Gloster Meteor, English Electric Lightning, Hawker Hunter, SEPECAT Jaguar.

Where the type is thickest

Scotland has 3 collections recording the type.

Marks and variants recorded

Panavia Tornado GR.1; Panavia Tornado GR.1 XZ630; Panavia Tornado GR.1 ZA354; Panavia Tornado GR.1B; Panavia Tornado GR.4; Panavia Tornado GR.4 XZ631; Panavia Tornado GR.4 ZG771; Panavia Tornado GR4 (ZD744)..

Type notes

The Panavia Tornado in brief

TypePanavia Tornado (GR.1/GR.4/F.3)
UK museums holding one10
Airframes recorded in this survey12

Serials are the gazetteer's survey snapshot of what each collection records on charge — restorations move between workshops and reserve hangars, so check the museum page for opening times and current display status before travelling. Every type across all 118 museums is indexed in the Compendium.

Aircraft questions

Frequently asked

How many Panavia Tornado airframes are left in the UK?

The Aviation Gazetteer records 12 Panavia Tornado airframes in UK collections.

Which museum has the most Panavia Tornado airframes?

IWM Duxford has the most in this survey, with 2 recorded airframes.

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