Tri-National Tornado Training Establishment | |
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Founded | 29 January 1981 |
Disbanded | 31 March 1999 |
Countries | United Kingdom Germany Italy |
Branch | Royal Air Force German Air Force German Navy Italian Air Force |
Type | Multinational flying training school |
Role | Panavia Tornado aircrew training |
Size | 48 aircraft 1,600 military and 130 civilian personnel |
Home station | RAF Cottesmore, Rutland, England |
Nickname(s) | 'Triple T E' |
Motto(s) | E Tribus Tornado (Latin for 'Out of the tribe of the tornado') |
Aircraft | Panavia Tornado IDS |
The Tri-National Tornado Training Establishment (TTTE) was a multinational air unit based at RAF Cottesmore in Rutland, England, from 1981 to 1999. It performed training on the Panavia Tornado for the Royal Air Force (RAF), Luftwaffe, Marineflieger and Italian Air Force. Initially, pilots received four weeks of training on the ground, followed by nine weeks in the air.