How the King learned to fly in a Chipmunk with a 'Royal warning light'

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Long before he ascended to the throne, the young Prince Charles was already soaring to new heights as a skilled pilot.

In 1968, during his studies at Cambridge, the future king received rigorous Royal Air Force training that honed his abilities in the cockpit.

We look back at those early days when the prince developed a passion for flying that would last a lifetime.

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