Tornado GR4 RAF Model Airplane

Item#: FMJTGR4RAF

MSRP Price: $299.95

Factory Direct Price: $199.95

Factory Direct Models introduce our exact replica of the Tornado GR4 RAF used by the Royal Air Force. This Tornado GR4 RAF Model Airplane was hand crafted with absolute precision Using the finest Philippine Mahogany and was sealed to last for generations. Working from our library of blueprints, reference materials and their exact photographs, Factory Direct Models skilled master artisans recreated this historic and famous Military Aircraft into a museum quality work of art Display Model.

This Tornado GR4 RAF Airplane Model comes with a detachable stand made of chrome steel and wood it also has a Laminated Royal Air Force Logo and an Inscription Plaque that adds beauty and value to this high quality Scale Model.

This Tornado GR4 RAF Model Airplane is a perfect gift for Non-active Pilots, Active Pilots, Aviation Enthusiasts, War Veterans or the people that took part in the developement of this Aircraft.

Your model will be made exactly as shown in the photographs. If you would like to change this model in any other way, please visit Our Custom Model Gallery section of our website to commission a personalized model to be built.

Tornado GR4 RAF History:

British Tornados were built by British Aerospace as part of the tri-national company Panavia. The aircraft entered service as the Tornado GR1 in 1979. As early as 1984 the UK Ministry of Defence began studies of a Mid-Life Update (MLU) of the aircraft. The GR4 upgrade was not approved until 1994, which was revised to include lessons learned from the GR1's performance in the 1991 Gulf War. One major change was the move from low level penetration to medium level attacks, while maintaining the low level capability. The contracts were signed with British Aerospace (later BAE Systems) in 1994 for the upgrade of 142 GR1s to GR4 standard.

Its full wartime debut came in Operation Telic, the British part of the invasion of Iraq in 2003. The aircraft, according to all indications in the public domain, performed well. The campaign in Iraq marked a number of firsts for the aircraft. No. 617 Squadron debuted the Storm Shadow Missile, and enhanced Paveway Missiles were used in an anti-runway capacity.