Prince Charles before flying a Tiger Moth biplane
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- 30 July 1979
Royal Air Force [RAF] Benson, Oxfordshire. Prince Charles, wearing a biggles-style flying outfit which he said had been dug out of a museum especially for the occasion, at Royal Air Force [RAF] Benson in Oxfordshire today after fulfilling a private ambition by flying in a pre-war Tiger Moth biplane (behind). The Prince, who was accompanied by Royal Air Force Cranwell instructor Flight Lieutenant John Hardie, demonstrated his skill as a pilot by taking the controls of the 44 year old plane for more than an hour. As well as take off and landing he completed a number of aerial manoeuvres
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