Fantastic story. I find Prince Phillip's flying career (amongst other things) fascinating. An online source shows that he has a total flight time of 5986 hours across 59 types which for a non professional pilot is phenomenal. He gained his RAF Wings in 1953, Helicopter wings in 1956 and civilian PPL in 1959. His flying adventures include a South American tour with Peter Middleton (Kate's Grandfather) and flying numerous prototypes with test pilots. His last flight was PIC was in August 1997 from Carlisle to Islay. It may be interesting to try and list the aircraft types flown or recall any personal stories of the great man . So far, I have come up with the following types flown:
De Havilland Tiger Moth
De Havilland Chipmunk
North American Harvard
Beagle Bassett
De Havilland Dove
De Havilland Heron
Westland Whirlwind
Westland Wessex
Avro 748
HS 125
BAE 146
I wish you clear skies and a good tailwind Sir. You did us proud!