Pen & Sword Aviation Tornado Gr1: An Operational History

This is a first-class, superbly illustrated, work. It is also a worthy tribute to the men and women who maintained and flew this remarkable aircraft. I had the privilege of being a member of that team in the Cold War and I also witnessed the often unreported Tornado operations from Kuwait. Even though I was broadly familiar with the GR1’s early capabilities, I was spell bound by Mike’s description of operations during Gulf War I and beyond right through until the GR1’s retirement in 2001. For me this was riveting reading and I was left in awe of the men and women of the Tornado force and how they took in their stride the complex and varied operational tasks which came their way.This book is a fine salute to an astonishing aircraft and its aircrews and ground crews. It also provides much needed insight into what our men and women were called upon to deliver. Well done Mike, and very well done to everyone involved in the Tornado GR1 force.While being engaged by half-a-dozen SAMs at night over Serbia, one pilot’s laconic ‘busy tonight’ over the radio sums them all up rather well.

A1 Excellent, superb, well illustrated work on the Tornado GR1. great artwork in the appendices and a complete inventory of RAF GR1s. I can only give the book 5 stars, should be 10!! Rare pics of the arctic camouflage scheme is included. An awesome aircraft, sadly retired.

Very detailed, especially with the Gulf War crews, weapons loads etc. Couldn't put it down.

excellent - i was hoping that there would be a list of which aircraft flew on which missions and delivered which ordinance - but its still a superb book