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- 2 August 1969 (Creation)
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The Prince of Wales was this morning presented with his flying badge at Royal Air Force Tangmere, Sussex by Air Marshall L D Mavor, Air Office Commanding in Chief Royal Air Force training command. Prince Charles who began his flying training in July of last year and made his first solo flight in January has now completed 80 flying hours this morning. He passed the flying test to qualify for the flying badge which is awarded to members of university air squadrons. His Royal Highness flew in a chipmunk aircraft of the Queen's flight with his instructor Squadron leader Phillip Pinney. Prince Charles was also presented with a model of a Chipmunk by chief technician John Rae on behalf of a five men ground crew team of the Queen's flight. The team acted as ground crew on all of Prince Charles' 100 flying trips
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