The first deployment of 12 Italian Air Force Tornado aircraft arrived on the twelfth of July 1993, 4 from 6 Stormo at Gedi and 8 from the 36 Stormo at Giola del Colle. They included aircraft from 156 Gruppo Autonomy.
I spent some time up there hoping to catch some of the action.
Sometimes, there is little to say about a great few days out. Obviously, they were more prolific in years gone by, and I came across these slides recently. They are all from slide film, 64 ASA Kodachrome and hopefully captured all the action of their visit to RAF Honington.
The ground crews ate and drank most evenings in the local public houses in Bury St Edmunds. The consensus regarding the food was that the lasagna was far from how Mama made it...
MM7068/36-46 and MM55010/36-56, Itaf Tornados arriving from 36 Stormo at Giola del Colle.
MM55010/36-56, Tornado 36 Stormo Itaf.
MM7024/24, Tornado 36 Stormo Itaf.
MM7018/6-02, Tornado 6 Stormo Itaf from Brescia/Ghedi.
MM7033/6-03, Tornado 6 Stormo Itaf.
MM7063/63, Tornado 36 Stormo Itaf.
MM55011/36-55, Tornado 36 Stormo Itaf. I believe this aircraft to be W/O 6-6-07.
MM55011/36-55, Tornado 36 Stormo Itaf.
MM7034/6-34, Tornado 6 Stormo Itaf.
MM7063/63, Tornado 36 Stormo Itaf.
MM7024/24, Tornado 36 Stormo Itaf.
MM5011/36-55, Tornado Itaf leads out a three-ship.
MM7068/36-46, Tornado 36 Stormo Itaf.
MM7062/62, Tornado 36 Stormo Itaf.
MM7018/6-02 Tornado 6 Stormo Itaf from Gedi.
MM7029/6-25, Tornado 6 Stormo Itaf.
MM7055/55, this aircraft is not listed as part of the deployment. MM7066 70/36-30 below are visitors I was unaware of at the time.
MM7066/36-30, Tornado 36 Stormo, was presumed to be the only replacement aircraft, as MM7053/53 arrived on 19/7/1993. That may have been to replace MM7056/36-52, the single aircraft I appear not to have recorded.
I had better crack on and produce the photos of the RAF Tornados captured in the same period.
Happy Days!
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