Nov 09 1984, question. – Key Publishing

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By: adwwebber - 13th July 2006 at 22:22

i always presumed it was cuz they were bulky and not that pleasing to the eye like the toys.

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By: RobAnt - 12th July 2006 at 23:42

Does anyone know why they are called “Tonka’s”? I know it is a reference to a robust range of childrens toy vehicles – but I’ve never considered them that robust, to be honest.

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By: 92fis - 12th July 2006 at 23:21

lol yeah there were plenty of tonka’s about by then.

They were in squadron service by then.

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By: adwwebber - 12th July 2006 at 21:57

lol yeah there were plenty of tonka’s about by then.

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By: Papa Lima - 12th July 2006 at 14:27

http://www.tornado-data.com/Production/prod.pdf

This Tornado production list shows that there were lots and lots of Tornados around by November 1984!

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By: bloodnok - 12th July 2006 at 14:05

TWCU would also have had quite a large fleet by then, i know later on they had an average of 22 aircraft on stength.

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By: APC104 - 12th July 2006 at 11:51

Did we have 16 tornados in 1984?

I think it might have been part of the tri-nation training program, as Iimagine that in 1984, they would have accounted for the majority of flying fins.

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