Tornado (SB-22)

Tornado Debut Series Sky Busters Produced 1977-2006 Number SB-22

Versions

This model of a Panavia Tornado has been issued in the following versions:

Col #	Year	Series	Color	Tampo	Base Color/ Type	Window Color	Interior Color	Wheel/ Type	Country	Notes / Variations	Photo
SB-22	1977	Sky Busters	White & red	RAF roundels	Navy Blue/ Metal	Grey	Navy Blue		England	M.R.C.A. in Matchbox 1977 Catalogue
SB-22 (1978- 1981/ 1984- 1985)	1978 1979 1980 1981 1984 1985	Sky Busters	Dark grey & light grey	Luftwaffe crosses, West German Air Force Fin Flash	White/ Metal	Clear/ Amber/ Black	Red		England Macau	TORNADO on underside of wing. V1 Clear Window V2 Amber Window V3 Black Window
SB-22 (1986- 1987/ 1990-1992) AND 2 (1989- 1990) AND ?? (1994) AND 10 (1997) AND 10/24 (1998)	1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1997 1998	Sky Busters	Grey & white	Low Visibility R.A.F. roundels	White/ Metal	Clear/ Amber/ Smoke	Red		Macau Thailand China	V1 Clear Window V2 Amber Window V3 Smoke Window
SB-22 (1988- 1989)	1988 1989 1992	Sky Busters	Red & white	RAF roundels, 06, RAF Fin Flash	Red/ Metal	Clear	White		Macau Thailand
7/8	1989	Color Change Sky Busters	Grey/ Red	Low Visibility R.A.F. roundels	White/ Metal	Clear	Red		Macau
15/24 (1998)	1998 1999	Sky Busters	Green, Blue & Black	RAF Roundels, RAF Fin Flash, RESCUE	Teal, Metal	Clear	Red		China
01/07	1999	Sky Busters	Blue, Green, Dark Grey & Black	Iron Crosses, MARINE, German Fin Flash, 45+50	Blue/ Metal	Clear	Red		China
11/29 (2000)	2000 2001	Sky Busters	White, Red, Purple & Black	RAF Roundels, RAF Fin Flash, FLIGHT SYSTEM	Purple/ Metal	Clear	Purple		China
14/29	2000	Sky Busters	Black, Red & Green	RAF Roundels, RAF Fin Flash, JH	Black/ Metal	Clear	Red		China
21/29	2000	Sky Busters	Grey & Black	RAF Roundels, ZE167	Grey/ Metal	Clear	Black		China
24/24	2002	Sky Busters	Black, Green, Grey & Red	TSB22, Red Tornado On Wings	Black/ Metal	Clear	Red		China
06/12	2003	Sky Busters	Black, White, Silver, Blue & Orange	TSB22, Orange Tornado On Wings	Black/ Metal	Clear	Grey		China
16/24	2003	Sky Busters	Purple, Black & White	White Tornado On Wings, MATCHBOX	Purple/ Metal	Clear	Black		China
10/24	2004	Sky Busters	Purple, Blue, White & Black	MATCHBOX	Black/ Metal	Black	Black		China
22/24	2004	Sky Busters	Green, Gold & White	MATCHBOX	White/ Metal	Black	Green		China
??	2004	Sky Busters	Purple, Black & Yellow	BATMAN	Purple/ Metal	Black	Yellow		China
12/24	2005	Sky Busters	Grey, Green & Black	MBAF, MATCHBOX	Grey/ Metal	Black	Green		China
15/24	2005	Sky Busters	Red, White, Blue & Black	M	Blue/ Metal	Blue	Red		China
06/24	2006	Sky Busters	Grey, White, Black & Orange	SB22, 6 12 25 (FLY), 511Y, 2US20, 5RS	Black & Grey/ Metal	Yellow	Orange		China

Note: The SB-22 Tornado is not included in the Matchbox Collectors Catalogue 1982/83 and the Sky Busters range is not included in the 1983 Matchbox catalog.