Cold War front line

Before rising to become Deputy Commander-in-Chief Operations, RAF Air Command, Air Marshal (ret’d) Iain McNicoll CB CBE commanded a Tornado GR1 squadron and station in RAF Germany. He shared his recollections of the Cold War mission with Thomas Newdick. Tornado Tales In October 1993, while he was commanding officer of No 17(F) Squadron, Iain McNicoll flew ZD793 ‘CA’ in a two-ship formation with a Luftwaffe Tornado IDS over the Battle of Britain Memorial at Capel-le-Ferne in Kent. The German jet