The RAF Tornado has completed its final flight after nearly 40 years in service.
The single supersonic jet flew over a disbandment ceremony for its last two squadrons at RAF Marham in Norfolk today.
A pilot and navigator nicknamed 'Doorknob' and 'Bamber' steered the plane for its final flypast as members of the two squadrons watched it roar overhead.
First entering service in 1980, the jets have been used in operations across the world, most recently bombarding ISIS with air-to-ground missiles pushing the terrorist group back through Syria and Iraq.
Squadron leader Ian Dornan (left) and Squadron leader Stephen Beardmore walk away from their jet after the final Tornado flight over RAF Marham in Norfolk
A final flypast of a single Tornado aircraft takes place over RAF Marham in Norfolk, during a disbandment parade for the final two Tornado Squadrons
RAF personnel look to the skies as the final flypast of a single Tornado aircraft takes place in Norfolk after almost four decades of service for the supersonic jet
Squadron leader Ian 'Doorknob' Dornan, the pilot for the Tornado's final flight, described it as an 'absolute honour and a privilege'.
'It's really when I think about all the aircrew that have gone before me and all the engineers that have made it possible to put the jet in the air,' he said.
'It's sometimes sad as well as I've a few friends who didn't make it back, but very humbling and very honoured to fly the last mission.'
Powerplant: two Turbo-Union RB.199 Mk 103 turbofans each rated at 16,000lb st (71.50kN) with afterburning
Length: 56ft 6¼in (17.23m)
Height: 19ft 6¼in (5.95m)
Wingspan, spread: 45ft 7½in (13.91m)
Wingspan, swept: 28ft 1in (8.56m)
Wing area: 286.33sqft (26.60m2)
Maximum take-off weight: around 61,600lb (27,950kg)
Maximum speed: Mach 1.3
Armaments: Paveway II, III and IV series GPS/laser-guided bombs, Brimstone air-to-ground missiles, Storm Shadow cruise missiles, ASRAAM for self defence, one internal 27mm Mauser cannon, plus 1,500-litre and/or 2,250-litre drop tanks, Litening III targeting pod, RAPTOR, Sky Shadow and BOZ countermeasures pods, up to a maximum disposable load of around 19,840lb (9,000kg)
Source: RAF
Squadron leader Stephen 'Bamber' Beardmore, who was in the back seat as navigator, said: 'It's been a long career for me flying Tornado and it's kind of like a pair of old slippers.
'I think I just got used to it and it's been very fulfilling.
'It's a sad day to move on but I think it's time to move on.
'The aircraft has now come to the end of its service life and there are newer things to do and newer capabilities to service with newer aircraft.'
First entering service in 1979, the supersonic jets have been used in operations across the world, most recently bombarding ISIS with air-to-ground missiles pushing the terrorist group back through Syria
