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Prince Harry is top gun in Apache helicopter course
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February 9, 2012, Thursday
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BRITAIN'S Prince Harry has won a prize for being the best co-pilot gunner out of more than 20 newly qualified Apache attack helicopter pilots, the Ministry of Defence said today.
Queen Elizabeth's grandson, known in the military as Captain Wales, will be eligible for operational duties like any British serviceman, although there were no details about any future deployment.
"The award handed to Captain Wales consists of a polished 30 mm round from an Apache cannon mounted on a stand," the ministry said in a statement.
Harry, who four years ago briefly did active service in Afghanistan, was given the award during a dinner yesterday to mark the end of 18 months of intensive training. It was one of two prizes for achievement on the Apache course.
The prince, third in line to the throne, follows in the footsteps of elder brother William, who is currently on deployment as a Royal Air Force search and rescue helicopter pilot in the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic.
William's presence there has riled Argentina, which fought and lost a war against Britain in 1982 over its claim to the Falklands, called Las Malvinas in Spanish.
As part of his Apache course, Harry spent two months in the United States where he was trained in handling the helicopter in mountain and desert conditions, in dust landings, and day and night operations, as well as taking part in live firing.
The 27-year-old prince served in the army in the southern Afghan province of Helmand but returned home after just 10 weeks when a media blackout collapsed.
Queen Elizabeth's grandson, known in the military as Captain Wales, will be eligible for operational duties like any British serviceman, although there were no details about any future deployment.
"The award handed to Captain Wales consists of a polished 30 mm round from an Apache cannon mounted on a stand," the ministry said in a statement.
Harry, who four years ago briefly did active service in Afghanistan, was given the award during a dinner yesterday to mark the end of 18 months of intensive training. It was one of two prizes for achievement on the Apache course.
The prince, third in line to the throne, follows in the footsteps of elder brother William, who is currently on deployment as a Royal Air Force search and rescue helicopter pilot in the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic.
William's presence there has riled Argentina, which fought and lost a war against Britain in 1982 over its claim to the Falklands, called Las Malvinas in Spanish.
As part of his Apache course, Harry spent two months in the United States where he was trained in handling the helicopter in mountain and desert conditions, in dust landings, and day and night operations, as well as taking part in live firing.
The 27-year-old prince served in the army in the southern Afghan province of Helmand but returned home after just 10 weeks when a media blackout collapsed.
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