Duke’s Jet Flying Restricted
(Rec. 10.30 p.m.) LONDON, Oct. 3. At Sir Winston Churchill’s request, the Duke of Edinburgh will never fly a jet aircraft solo, says the “Sunday Express.” During his early flying the Duke made it plain that he wishe: to be given full Royal Air Force training. While the Royal Air Force was delighted, the Cabinet took a different view: the Queen’s peace of mind should be preserved. For a long time the Duke respected the Cabinet request that he should not fly a jet at all. Then recently he asked that the decision be considered on the condition he limited jet flying to dual with a highly-skilled pilot. Last week he made his first jet flight with an instructor In a two-seater Meteor trainer.
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Press, Volume XC, Issue 27471, 4 October 1954, Page 11
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