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| Britain |
| Prince William awarded Royal Air Force wings |
| 2008-04-12 |
| LONDON - Britain’s Prince William, watched by his admiring girlfriend Kate Middleton, received his Royal Air Force wings from his father Prince Charles on Friday. William, the fourth successive generation of the monarchy to become an RAF pilot, learned to fly on his four-month attachment. He fulfilled a childhood ambition by flying solo for the first time. Air Chief Marshal Glenn Torpy told the graduates: “This is probably one of the most significant milestones in an aviator’s career. It’s something that not many people can do and you should be very proud of what you have done.” The second in line to the throne, who was known as Flying Officer William Wales, starts an attachment to the Royal Navy in June. William, the future head of the Armed Forces, spent a year with the Household Cavalry’s Blues and Royals before his stint with the Royal Air Force. He called his RAF colleagues “a bunch of really good guys, they loved their flying, they were all really dedicated guys.” |
| Posted by:Steve White |
| #3 Now you know which princes to bypass when you hand that crown out, if it is worth a shit when those two idiots are through with it. Maybe they need heart trouble. Harry is the pick. Tell the others in the royals to bugger off. |
| Posted by: newc 2008-04-12 16:01 |
| #2 Now I'm missing the old SPEED BUGGY 1970's Saturday toons. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2008-04-12 00:55 |
| #1 Anyone see the FCS "Dune/Sand Buggy" photo over at DEFENSETECH.org??? Looks like a lotta fun, but also inherently unprotected ergo also unsafe, espec vv BASRA-style combat ops.??? |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2008-04-12 00:54 |