Flying the Panavia Tornado in the Cold War - Mike Napier (Part 2)

Pre-Order Red Eagles: America's Secret MiGs: https://www.10percenttrue.com/shop Support me with a coffee! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/10percen... Discussion on Discord:   / discord   Mike Napier, former RAF Tornado pilot, discusses flying the IDS variant of the fighter during the Cold War, to include sitting nuclear alert in West Germany. Check out Mike's excellent books and find him at: Twitter - @Michael72262650 FaceBook - @MichaelNapierAuthor 00:00 - Introduction 01:05 - Flying the Tornado 13:00 - RAF Germany operations 15:15 - Defensive tactics 19:09 - Engines: the RB199 21:47 - Aerial Refuelling 33:02 - Night Flying 38:00 - Stuck wingsweep 50:40 - Crewroom life and culture 1:04:30 - Relevance of the RAF today 1:10:27 - Red Flag 1:22:05 - Preparing for combat over Iraq 1:27:25 - Operation SOUTHERN WATCH 1:39:31 - Reflections on combat 1:43:42 - Career wrap up 1:53:53 - AMA