Prince Harry to get Apache helicopter wings 8 May 2010 msbc.com.flv

Prince Harry has been selected to train on the Apache attack helicopter, according to the world news from MSNBC.

The move follows the successful completion of his Army pilots course, and he is now qualified to fly Lynx and Apache helicopters.

It is not known if this could affect the chances of the prince returning to serve in Afghanistan.

He will spend a training period with one of the Apache regiments based at Wattisham Airfield in Suffolk
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The 25-year-old prince, an officer with the Household Cavalry Regiment, said it was a "huge honour" to train on the Apache.

He received his provisional wings from his father, the Prince of Wales, in a ceremony at the AAC's Army Aviation Centre at Middle Wallop, Hampshire, to mark his graduation from his Army helicopter training course.

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