Prince William qualifies as an operational Royal Air Force SAR captain
Source: Prince of Wales website, 07-Jun-12
The Duke of Cambridge has qualified as an operational captain within the Royal Air Force Search and Rescue Force. Flight Lieutenant Wales, as he is known in the military, will now command Search and Rescue operations in RAF Sea King helicopters. Until now, Flight Lieutenant Wales has only co-piloted the aircraft. The operational captaincy check [...]
The Helicopter Museum gives special access to Royal helicopter
Source: The Helicopter Museum, 24-May-12
If you would like to savour the luxury of Her Majesty The Queen’s own helicopter, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity will be available over the Bank Holiday weekend of June 2nd – 4th, when The Helicopter Museum at Weston-super-Mare opens up its Royal Wessex helicopter to visitors. Be sure to bring your children and your camera too. [...]
Apache-flying Prince named best co-pilot gunner
Source: UK MoD, 09-Feb-12
His Royal Highness Prince Harry, or Captain Wales as he is known in the Army, has been named best co-pilot gunner in his Apache training course. Captain Wales and his fellow trainees have now completed the Conversion to Role (CTR) course which involves 18 months of rigorous training on the Apache attack helicopter. During a [...]
Prince Charles honours British Apache crews
Source: UK MoD, 25-Jul-11
Soldiers who have been operating the Army’s Apache attack helicopters in Afghanistan were praised this week for their outstanding performance by His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales. Prince Charles, who is Colonel-in-Chief of the Army Air Corps, presented Operational Service Medals to soldiers from 4 Regiment Army Air Corps (4 Regt AAC), who have [...]
World’s most famous SAR pilot gets married
Source: HeliHub.com, 29-Apr-11
Great Britain’s Prince William gets married today to Catherine Middleton in a ceremony which is expected to be watched on TV by one quarter of the world’s population – one and a half billion viewers. Staggering numbers. Very few countries come anywhere near to challenging the Brits in the level of pomp and circumstance that [...]
Prince Harry promoted to Captain and completes first stage of Apache training
Source: Royal Household, 20-Apr-11
Prince Harry has been promoted to Captain within the Army Air Corps in recognition of time service in the Armed Forces. The Prince – now known as Captain Harry Wales in the military – was also awarded his Apache Badge from the Officer in Command of his Squadron on Thursday 14th April, marking the completion [...]
Heliportugal AW139 supports royal visit
Source: AgustaWestland, 04-Apr-11
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce that a Heliportugal AW139 medium twin helicopter was used to support the visit of His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales in Portugal on March 31st. The aircraft took off from Air Base No6 Montijo bound for the airfield at Evora. The helicopter later transferred the 13 [...]
Prince Harry receives his wings – from Prince Charles
Source: Army Air Corps, 10-Mar-11
Prince Harry, Lt Wales, has been awarded his Flying Wings following completion of the eight-month Army Pilot Course with the Army Aviation centre (AACen) at Middle Wallop. His wings were presented to him by his father HRH the Prince of Wales, Colonel in Chief of the Army Air Corps, at the Museum of Army Flying [...]
Cornwall Air Ambulance gets Royal Patron
Source: Cornwall Air Ambulance, 10-Jan-11
HRH The Duchess of Cornwall is to have a prominent new role in the county as Patron of one of its vital emergency services. The Duchess will begin her new role as the figurehead of Cornwall Air Ambulance Trust (CAAT) this month. As the charity’s first official Patron, Her Royal Highness will lend her support [...]
Prince William completes his first SAR shift
Source: Ministry of Defence, 05-Oct-10
Flight Lieutenant William Wales completed his first Search and Rescue (SAR) shift this weekend as the co-pilot of the four-man crew of a RAF Sea King helicopter and performed his first rescue. The helicopter, call-sign ‘Rescue 122′, was from C Flight, 22 Squadron, which is based at RAF Valley on Anglesey, North Wales. The SAR [...]
New UK Royal Flight Sikorsky S76C++ on schedule for August delivery
Source: Hartford Courant, 09-Jul-09
