The multirole jet known as the Tornado is at the center of this entry in the Famous Planes: Superplanes collection. The Panavia Tornado is a twin-engine, variable-sweep wing combat aircraft, jointly developed by the UK, West Germany and Italy. Developed and built by Panavia, a tri-national consortium, the Tornado first flew in 1974 and saw action with the Royal Air Force, Italian Air Force, and the Royal Saudi Air Force during the Gulf War.