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Thursday, February 09, 2012

Top Gun Harry Qualifies As Apache Pilot


Prince Harry has qualified as an Apache helicopter pilot and is expected to be flying in Afghanistan later this year.

Harry is expected to operate alongside British and American Special Forces troops targeting Taliban commanders and bomb-makers during a combat tour in Helmand.

The Prince was a prize-winning student among a course of 20 on the "Conversion to Role" training, which teaches pilots how to use the weapons on the Apache helicopter gunship.

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1 comment:

  1. Well done Harry. Doesn't surprise me at all; he is very adept on the back of a horse and the same quick reflexes and tuned accuracy must help with flying too!

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