> >This is not true. The Tornado was a joint project of Britain, Germany >and Italy and is in service with all of their airforces. The RAF also >fly the Tornado F.3, a fighter variant (it doesn't have any "proper" >fighters). You may be thinking of the RAF's role in the Gulf War, in >which Tornado pilots flew some of the most dangerous missions, >particularly attacks on airfields.
As you say, there were many variants. One variant was designated to fly along the length of Warsaw Pact arifields and crater them. It was thought that none of these pilots would come home alive from a full scale war. That's what the british pilots volunteered for. _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
