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Duke Has First
Flying Lesson
LONDON, Nov. 12.
The Duke of Edinburgh
had his first flying lesson
today.
He drove himself from
Buckingham Palace to
the R.A.F station at
White Waltham and
went .up'1 for a short
familiarisation flight in a
de Havilland Chipmunk.
. His instructor was 29-
year-old Lieutenant Caryl
Ramsay Gordon.
If his progress is normal
he - will fly a Chipmunk
himself after about 12
hours' instruction,, but it
will take him about 60
hours'' ' instruction to
qualify for p. solo take-off
and a landing.
He' should, then be able
to. take his plane, to a sec
destination and return
He will then be ready
for " a more : advanced
training machine with
which he will be taught
navigation' instrument
flying and formation
work.
After this last test he
will become eligible for
"wings.'' 1
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