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He aired his knowledge of the subject matter while helping 28 Squadron engineers work on the main rotorhead of a Chinook aircraft. Elsewhere in the hangar, the Crown Prince did the same \u2013 and William joked that someone would be coming to \u201ccheck\u201d his friend\u2019s work.<\/p>\n
Wednesday\u2019s engagement marked a rare joint public visit by the Princes, who flew in by helicopter from Windsor Castle.<\/p>\n
Kensington Palace said the engagement highlighted their \u201cstrong relationship\u201d and their mutual respect and support for the Armed Forces.<\/p>\n
William told his former colleagues and trainee pilots that he missed hearing the sound of the Sea King helicopter as well as his days working in the RAF.<\/p>\n
\u201cI left and went straight into the Air Ambulance afterwards and did three years or so there and\u2026 it sort of merged into one big flying trip. I miss the search and rescue days, the glory days,\u201d he said<\/p>\n
He told the group had loved to hear the sound of the Sea King flying as part of Donald Trump\u2019s state visit last month.<\/p>\n
\u201cSeven aircraft were flying over and Sea King comes in and I was like \u2018there she is\u2019 \u2013 that noise went straight to my heart, it was a great sound,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
Asked whether he still flies, the Prince said: \u201cI do still fly \u2013 I keep my hours going because, when you learn that skill set, you just don\u2019t want it to go. I\u2019ve definitely lost a lot of the skills \u0399 had, but I like to just keep on top of flying and keep doing it. It\u2019s my happy place when I\u2019m flying.\u201d<\/p>\n
Following their chat in the crew room and hands-on work in the hangar, the Princes retired for a private meeting with RAF personnel.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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