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The Panavia Tornado Turns 50 Today: the History of the Variable Sweep Wing Bomber
The Tornado’s prototype takes off for the first time. (Image credit: Airbus) The Panavia Tornado, the European variable sweep wing bomber, celebrates this year the 50th anniversary from its first flight on Aug. 14, 1974. On that day, the first prototype, …