"LAST OF THE F3W " " TRIBUTE" LEUCHARS 2010 COPYRIGHT JETNOISEFOREVER. 

Love the F3. Always have and always will. Much underrated and what and airshow performance ! We miss you.....

F3 was a beaut. Spent Spent a day with 43sqn on an air cadet annual camp in 93 @ Leuchars and was allowed to sit in the back during systems and engine tests. I fell asleep on top of the port wing mount after waiting for a part and a heavy night exercise the night before. The tech scared the life out of me to wake ne up. Nearly fell off the damned thing. Haha.

I love how at .30 seconds the Spitfire makes more noise than the Typhoon and the Tornado, it's kind of a metaphor that despite the different eras that they herald from - the Spitfire is still the top dog.

It was a very emotional day when the last of the F3W taxied out of the 111 HAS site and flew to Leeming to be scrapped. I am happy to say some of them have been preserved in Museums around the country.

Great sound of the F3's gonna miss them!

The last 2 minutes are absolutely fantastic!

wow! I miss that jet 😥. cracking airshow that was, made the trip from cork Ireland to see the ok last.

Absolutely fantastic! extra honours for the use of Airwave in that video. That's going on the favourites list!!!!

I was in the crowd watching!!

The F3 landing at 3.30 is class!

These lads used to fly directly over my cottage in Leuchars Castle Farm. I miss them.

Awesome aircraft :D Loud and proud.

jetnoiseforever, that was splendid. Perhaps the best aviation video I've seen in awhile!

wow!!!

Considering the reputation of the F3. It got a much better send off than the GR4 did. Even been more books published about the F3 since its retirement.

111 squadron :(

Lovely tribute,felt the hairs stand up at the bagpipe lament,Well done jetnoise

I think the F3 got a much more dramatic end then the GR4 did, lots of tame fly pasts and that was about it.

Leuchars is still thriving with aircraft. Just missing the noise and swept wing element.

amazing and a aircraft im really going to miss! hope it displays at RIAT 2011 for the last time! raelly want to see it for one more year!!!

@jetnoiseforever which road used to lead to crash gate 3 at Binbrook ?i used to go there alot with my grandparents before it closed,would like to go back to this spot if i couldf find it !

Much maligned (although, initial critcism was justified due to somewhat embarrassing issues with the radar) by many due to somewhat misguided comparisons with more agile contemporaries, but it did exactly what it was required to do upon entry into service - defend the nation from the threat of Soviet bombers - a task it was more than suited to given an ever evolving and maturing weapons platform. As former pilot, and Aircrew Interviewee Tony Paxton (formally of 5 squadron) remarked, you 'can't take a bomber and turn it into a fighter', but it was a mighty good attempt.

The f3 was the best Tornado. The strike GR Tornados should have had the same fore wing and fuselage stretch as the f3 to make them aerodynamically more efficient. The f3 was the fastest and longest ranged Tornado incidentally, we are not supposed to say that lest we offend the Germans, but it was true. Why so f3s preserved?

@tealby crashgate 3 sooo many hours to mention

Did they sell these off or just scrap them?

Wait a tick.....3:30, the exhaust - never seen that, although to be fair my familiarity with Tornado is casual. Can someone explain what this function is please?

Is it possible a Tornado F3 will ever fly again like Vulcan XH558 did?

Scrap as far as i know but warton might have a couple !!

miss the F.3 but FGR.4 is a worthy replacement... F.3 kinda looks like the little brother to the F-111