1967 | |
19-08-67 |
Multi Role Aircraft for 1975 (MRA 75) Joint Working Group formed comprised of Belgium, Netherlands, Germany & Italy. Canada joined later. |
1968 | |
06-68 |
BAC Warton demonstrate the effectiveness of a teflon bearing within a wing pivot |
01-07-68 |
Britain joined the MRA 75 Joint Working Group. |
17-07-68 | Conceptional Phase Memorandum of understanding signed (Phase 1) |
25-10-68 |
Initial Statement of Work produced- |
15-12-68 | Initial Management Organisation formed |
19-12-68 |
Joint Working Group issues first statement of work. |
1969 | |
02-69 | Individual property rights and sharing of confidential information rules implemented. |
14-03-69 |
Multi Role Combat Aircraft (MRCA) configuration adopted, PA100 single seat aircraft and PA200 dual seat aircraft. Baseline configuration set for the RB199. |
26-03-69 |
Panavia GmbH formed. |
14-05-069 | 2nd Memorandum of Understanding signed. |
01-06-69 |
Turbo Union formed. |
07-69 |
Netherlands back out of Panavia. |
04-09-69 |
RB199-34R chosen as power plant. |
28-08-69 |
Avionica systems formed. |
09-69 |
NAMMA formed. |
10-10-69 |
4th MoU Signed |
1970 | |
28-02-70 |
Work share provisions finalised. |
04-70 |
Project definition completed. Definition Phase Final Report Generated |
22-07-70 |
5th Memorandum of Understanding signed for nine flying prototypes and one static test airframe. |
1971 | |
27-09-71 |
RB199 run on test bed. |
10-71 |
Texas Instruments contracted to provide radar for IDS. |
1972 | |
11-72 |
First airframe assembly begins. |
1973 | |
15-03-73 | 6th Memorandum of understanding signed for six pre series airframes. |
19-04-73 |
Vulcan engine test bed flies. |
1974 | |
08-04-74 |
Prototype P01 rolled out at Manching. |
14-08-74 |
Prototype P01 flies. |
21-08-74 |
Prototype P01 second flight. |
09-74 |
MRCA renamed Tornado. |
11-10-74 | 7th, 8th & 9th Memorandums of Understanding signed |
30-10-74 |
Prototype P02 flies. |
11-74 |
Buccaneers begin testing avionics. |
1975 | |
07-75 |
First in flight re-fuelling. |
05-08-75 |
Prototype P03 flies. |
02-09-75 |
Prototype P04 flies. |
26-11-75 |
First flight off Tornado with non Panavia pilot. |
05-12-75 |
Prototype P05 flies. |
20-12-75 |
Prototype P06 flies. |
1976 | |
29-07-76 |
Batch 1 production order placed. |
01-76 |
Prototype P05 crashed on landing at Caselle. |
30-03-76 |
Prototype P07 flies. |
15-07-76 |
Prototype P08 flies. |
04-10-76 |
Prototype P03 aquaplaned off the runway at Warton. |
1977 | |
05-02-77 |
Prototype P09 & Pre series P11 fly. |
14-03-77 |
Pre series P12 flies. |
05-77 |
Batch two signed off |
1978 | |
10-01-78 |
Pre series P13 flies. |
01-04-78 |
RAF Cottesmore reactivates and prepared to be the home of
the TTTE |
22 to 25-05-78 |
Tornado Steering Committee meeting at RAF Cottesmore |
24-11-78 |
Pre series P15 flies. |
1979 | |
08-01-79 |
Pre series P14 flies. |
26-03-79 |
Pre series P16 flies. |
08-05-79 |
MoU for TTTE formation signed at RAF Cottesmore |
12-06-79 |
Prototype P08 crashes into the Irish Sea with the loss of the crew, Russ Pengelly and Sqn Ldr John Gray |
09-08-79 |
F.2 ZA254 flies, David Eagles and Roy Kennard |
1980 | |
01-07-80 |
TTTE receives its first British Tornado, ZA320, crewed by Paul Millett and Ollie Heath |
18-07-80 |
F.2 ZA267 flies |
18-11-80 |
F.2 ZA283 flies |
02-09-80 |
TTTE receives its first German Tornado, 43+05 |
1981 | |
05-01-81 |
TTTE starts it first conversion course |
26-01-81 | TTTE formally opened |
05-08-81 |
Order for 18 F.2 airframes ordered within Batch 4 |
29-06-81 |
TWCU receives its first Tornado, ZA542 |
05-08-81 |
Batch three signed off |
09-81 |
TTTE achieves flight time of more than 500 hours |
09-11-81 |
WaKo receives its first Tornado, 43+28 (German TWCU) |
1982 | |
06-01-82 |
First Tornado delivered to a British front line Squadron, No. 9 formed at Honington, ZA586 |
23-04-82 |
No. 617 Squadron receives its first Tornado, ZA601 |
29-06-82 |
No. 27 Squadron receives its first Tornado, ZA609 |
02-07-82 |
MFG1 receives its first Tornados |
08-82 |
TTTE achieves full strength of 48 airframes; 22 German,
19 British, 7 Italian |
20-09-82 |
TWCU receives its first Batch 3 Tornado, ZA365 |
1983 | |
15-07-83 |
No. 15 Squadron receives its first Tornado, ZA411 |
27-09-83 |
No. 9 loses its first Tornado, ZA586 |
13-012-83 |
No. 16 Squadron receives its first Tornado |
10-05-83 |
TWCU performs first overseas deployment to Goose Bay, Canada |
27-07-83 |
JBG31 receives its first Tornado, 43+93 |
07-09-83 |
TOEU formed at Boscombe Down |
1984 | |
01-01-84 |
TWCU takes on its shadow designation, No. 45 Squadron |
05-01-84 |
Batch 6 signed off |
05-03-84 |
First flight of a production F.2, ZD900 |
13-06-84 |
No. 31 Squadron receives its first Tornado, ZD712 |
18-06-84 |
155 Gruppo receives its first Tornado, MM7043 |
27-06-84 |
TTTE achieves 30,000 flying hours |
27-07-84 |
JBG32 receives its first Tornado, 44+36 |
16-08-84 |
No. 17 Squadron receives its first Tornado, ZD742 |
01-11-84 |
F2 OCU formed at RAF Coningsby |
1984 | |
11-04-85 |
No. 14 Squadron receives its first Tornado, ZD842 |
06-05-85 |
Sqn Ldr Rod Sargent becomes the first service pilot to reach 1,000 hours |
02-09-85 |
JBG33 receives its first Tornado, 44+86 |
10-10-85 |
ZA361(B-57) of TTTE becomes the first Tornado to reach 1,000 hours |
10-85 |
No. 27 Squadron take first and second place for the LeMay trophy, first and second for the Meyer trophy and second place for the Mathis trophy |
11-10-85 |
First RSAF students arrive at TTTE |
20-11-85 |
First production F.3 flies, ZE154 |
1986 | |
28-02-86 |
MM55000(I-50) or TTTE becomes the first Italian Tornado to
reach 1,000 hours |
28-07-86 |
First F.3 enters squadron service, ZE159 |
11-09-86 |
MFG2 receives its first Tornados 45+12, 45+13 |
1987 | |
01-04-87 |
F3 OEU formed at RAF Coningsby, No. 29 Squadron formed |
23-10-87 |
JBG34 received its first Tornado, 45+61 |
1988 | Flight hours passes 500,000 |
01-01-88 |
No. 5 Squadron formed at RAF Coningsby |
01-07-88 |
No. 11 Squadron formed at RAF Leeming |
01-11-88 |
No. 11 Squadron declared to SACLANT |
1989 | |
24-05-89 |
MFG1 accumulate 50,000 flying hours |
21-07-89 |
First F.3 loss, ZE833 |
1991 | |
07-01-91 |
First ADV reaches 1,000 hours, ZE252 |
05-91 |
TTTE clocks up 100,000 hours |
1992 | Flight hours passes 1,000,000 |
23-11-92 |
One million orders processed by NAMMA using NOSECS |
1993 | |
24-03-93 |
Last ADV delivered to Royal Air Force, ZH559 |
30-09-93 |
No. 27 Squadron stood down ( unit became No. 12 Squadron) |
1997 | |
15-12-97 |
MM55003(I-43) of TTTE becomes the first Italian Tornado
to reach 3,000 hours |
31-12-97 |
Last RB199 passes through D Hangar TTTE, RAF Cottesmore |
2002 | |
17-02-02 |
First GR.4 loss |