Stunning pictures show the iconic warplane on its farewell tour across the country before it is retired from duty on Sunday, March 31.

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The aircraft flew over RAF Benson between 1.30pm and 1.45pm this afternoon, while they reached RAF Brize Norton just before 2.30pm.

The Tornado has been in service since 1979 and was first used in combat during the first Gulf War.

Hunderds of people gathered across Oxfordshire to watch the warplane's final flight, including up to 300 at RAF Brize Norton in West Oxfordshire.

Among them was John Hewitt, from Freeland, near Witney, who witnessed chaotic scenes as people tried to get a view of the aircraft.

He said: "Cars were parked everywhere, it was mayhem.

"There were three RAF police vehicles and people had parked in front of the emergency exit gates.

"Some were on the runway."

Mr Hewitt waited an hour to see the jets but was disappointed at the brief flypast, which he said left several amateur photographers at the air base 'disconsolate'.

He added: "There were three tornadoes, all 1,000 feet up above, and then they disappeared.

"I thought they would be landing on the runway.

"It was a total farce. It wasn't a flypast, it was more of a fly across.

"It was a waste of time and I felt really sorry for those who had come with their cameras."

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