Tornado GR4 ZG750 'Shark Mouth' at Night

A fierce front view of the Tornado GR4 ZG750, adorned with its iconic "Shark Mouth" nose art, parked on the airstrip at night. The aircraft's desert camouflage blends smoothly into the low-lit surroundings, but the shark mouth's menacing grin demands attention, symbolizing the power and agility of this multi-role combat aircraft.

Taken at RAF Northolt Nightshoot XXI - Twenty-five years since the Royal Air Force helped liberate Kuwait from Saddam Hussein’s forces, an RAF Tornado GR4 has been painted in the iconic Gulf War ‘desert pink’ paint scheme to honour the aircraft type’s almost continuous operational service since then. On 28 February – the 25th anniversary of Saddam’s forces’ withdrawal from Kuwait – the aircraft is planned to stage a flypast at the National Arboretum at an event honouring the British forces involved in the Gulf War.

The aircraft carries 11 ‘battle honours’ on its tail, recalling the Tornado’s almost continuous service on operations worldwide since 1991.