ExclusiveMilitary VIDEO Farewell Tornado | End of Royal Air Force Tornado GR4 operations 1979-2019 Last updated: March 1, 2019 09:29 Jonathan 5 years ago 0 Min Read On Thursday 28th of February, the Royal Air Force performed a flypast using 9 Tornado GR4s over RAF Marham. This marks the end of frontline operations for the aircraft which has seen service in the Royal Air Force since 1979.