Mon, Dec 15, 2008
Royal Slated To Fly Helos In Army Air Corps
Britain's Prince Harry has passed a
four-week assessment course
that determined he is a suitable candidate for pilot
training. He flew a total of 13 hours with a civilian
flight instructor in a two-seat Slingsby Firefly at Middle
Wallop.
Only half the entrants of the demanding course go on to advanced
training. He will attend flight school next month at Middle Wallop
in Hampshire, but later in the year will be posted to RAF Shawbury
in Shropshire, UK's Telegraph reported.
The first part of the Prince's 30-month training course, known
as the Army Pilot's Course, will last until the spring of 2010.
After its successful completion, Prince Harry will begin his
training for a specific helicopter -- likely a Gazelle, Lynx or
Apache.
"If Prince Harry qualifies as an Army Air Corps pilot, he will,
like any officer, be available for operational service wherever the
AAC flies," a Clarence House spokesman said. Another source added,
"If his unit goes to Afghanistan, Prince Harry will go with them.
No doubt about it."
The Prince's 10-week deployment to Afghanistan's Helmand
Province was cut short earlier this year when details of his
posting were leaked on an overseas internet site, making him a
magnet for attacks, the Telegraph said.
The 24-year-old Prince is the first member of the Royal family
to be deployed to the front lines since the Duke of York, Harry's
godfather, flew helicopters in 1982 in the Falklands War.
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