Prince William to be based at RAF Valley on Anglesey as fully operational co-pilot
April 15th, 2010 - 6:39 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 15(ANI): Prince William will be posted to Royal Air Force (RAF) station on the island of Anglesey, Wales, after successfully completing his RAF Search and Rescue pilot training in September. He will join the 22nd Squadron after his military studies, and will fly as a fully operational co-pilot in a Sea King 3A helicopter.
“The Royal Air Force’s decision to post Prince William to RAF Valley was made with the RAF’s interest in mind, matching Prince William’s skills to the challenges of flying sorties from RAF Valley,” The Telegraph quoted a St. James’ Palace statement, as saying.
“In particular, Search and Rescue operations from RAF Valley offer a wide variety of challenging flying over mountainous terrain and hostile seas supporting both military operations and civilian emergency services across the area,” it added.
The statement further said that the decision to post Prince Williams and his course mates was taken by the RAF chain of command. According to reports, all students on his course were asked to submit two preferences for their posting and the Royal’s other choice was RAF Lossiemouth in Scotland. The second-in-line to the throne can expect to be promoted to captain and given overall control of the helicopter in the coming years, but how quickly will depend on his ability and performance. (ANI)
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