Tornado GR.1 (RAF)
United Kingdom Royal Air Force

Subject:: Panavia Tornado GR Mk.1
Royal Air Force (1918-now)
No. 15 Sqn. ZA447/EA MiG Eater
1991 Gulf War»Operation Desert Storm - Tabuk
BS381C:380
Scale:: 1:72
Status:: On hold

Tornado GR.1
Operator: UK Royal Air Force No. 15 Squadron
Location: Al-Muharraq Air Base, Bahrain
Timeframe: 1991
Loadout: Interdiction
- Fuselage: 2x JP233 munition dispensers
- Outboard starboard: BOZ-107 chaff/flare dispenser
- Inboard shoulder rails: 2x AIM-9M Sidewinder
- Inboard wings: 2x 2250-liter fuel tanks
- Outboard port: Sky Shadow ECM pod

GULF WAR
The Tornado made its combat debut as part of Operation Granby, when 49 RAF Tornado GR.1s deployed to Muharraq Airfield in Bahrain and to Tabuk Air Base and Dhahran Airfield in Saudi Arabia. Early in the conflict, Tornados targeted military airfields across Iraq, deploying a mixture of 450 kg unguided bombs in loft-bombing attacks and specialized JP233 runway denial weapons. After the war's opening phase, Tornados switched to medium-level strike missions; typical targets included munition depots and oil refineries.