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Prince William joins the Royal Air ForceHis Royal Highness Prince William of Wales or better known as Prince William and now to be know as Flying Officer H.R.H. Prince William (unofficially as Flying Officer Wales) joined the Royal Air Force yesterday and is set to begin the Royal Air Force’s six-month-long pilot training course shortly.
The Prince is expected to be ‘fast-tracked’ through the six-month long course in just four months. Prince William is following in the footsteps of his grandfather, the Duke of Edinburgh, his father the Prince of Wales and his uncle the Duke of York who all qualified as pilots in the British Armed Forces. The Prince will join the Royal Navy later in the year to gain experience with the Royal Navy in preparation for his future role as Head of the British Armed Forces, a role held by the Sovereign. Serving in all branches of the Armed Forces is essential for the young Prince to gain an understanding into how the different branches operate and to be able to understand the roles each play and indeed the differences between them. Prince William is to start work on the his special four-month-long course in the Royal Air Force at RAF Cranwell, home of the Royal Air Force's Central Flying School in Lincolnshire then move onto RAF Linton-on-Ouse and finally RAF Shawbury to learn how to fly helicopters. Commandant of the Royal Air Force's Central Flying School, Group Captain Nick Seward said: “Having completed the basic flying phase, Flying Officer Wales will move to 1 FTS at RAF Linton-on-Ouse where he will learn to fly the Tucano. A faster, more capable aircraft, the Tucano is used as a lead-in for all RAF fast jet pilots.” Prince William can expect to fly the Royal Air Force’s Tornado GR4 and Eurofighter Typhoon jets in a few months, which of course depends on his ability to successfully complete this shortened yet challenging intensive flying course with the Royal Air Force. :::Useful Links::: |
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