News just in… Kensington Palace has announced the Prince of Wales and the Crown Prince of Jordan, Al Hussein bin Abdullah II, will visit RAF Benson together on Wednesday 15 October.
RAF Benson provides rapid support for UK military operations around the world. The base is home to a number of Squadrons including No. 22 Squadron which provides operational testing, evaluation, tactics and training for all aviation in Joint Aviation Command and No. 28 (Army Cooperation) Squadron, which is the Chinook operational conversion unit, training aircrew before they fly on the front line. The visit also comes as No. 22 Sqn celebrate its 110th anniversary.
© GettyCrown Prince Hussein hosted Prince William on his visit to Jordan in 2018
Both Prince William and Crown Prince Hussein are trained helicopter pilots, with the Prince training at both RAF Shawbury and then as a search and rescue pilot at RAF Valley with No. 22 Sqn, which reformed at RAF Benson in 2020. The Crown Prince completed his pilot training with the Royal Jordanian Air Force (RJAF) in 2019.
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