noun General Slang

Tonka

· noun · military

The Panavia Tornado strike jet.

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RAF nickname for the Tornado, the swing-wing strike jet that served from 1979 until retirement in 2019. The name's a play on the kids' toy truck brand — heavy, rugged, indestructible-looking. Used affectionately by Tornado crews and ground engineers; you'd hear it on the flight line at Marham or Lossiemouth right up to the type's last flight.

“Did his first Gulf tour flying Tonkas out of Tabuk.”
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Tonka In A Sentence

Did his first Gulf tour flying Tonkas out of Tabuk.

Origin & Usage

RAF slang from the 1980s, riffing on the Tonka Toys brand of heavy-duty toy trucks.

Variants Tonkas
Tags #military#raf#aviation#cold-war

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