The Royal Air Force

A Squadron Leader checks his Tornado F3 aircraft at RAF Leuchars in Scotland, 2003.
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Doors to Manual
A Squadron Leader checks his Tornado F3 aircraft at RAF Leuchars in Scotland, 2003, before heading out to the Gulf in preparation for war with Iraq.

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