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Wills 'Cooked' Engine of $1.5M Plane

Royal made rookie error during training, retired officer recalls

By Nick McMaster,  Newser Staff

Posted Apr 14, 2009 2:03 PM CDT
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(Newser) – Sometimes a royal can screw up royally: Britain’s Prince William made an error that “overcooked” a plane’s engine during his Royal Air Force training, grounding the aircraft for days, the Daily Mail reports. “He flicked the wrong switch on shutdown and overcooked the turbo,” says a retired RAF officer. While conceding that "better pilots than him have done it," the officer adds that 26-year-old Wills earned his wings after the standard 12-week training period.

Prince William is seen at the controls of a Tucano training aircraft over the Lake District, during a flight from RAF Linton-On-Ouse on Feb 18 2008.
Prince William is seen at the controls of a Tucano training aircraft over the Lake District, during a flight from RAF Linton-On-Ouse on Feb 18 2008.   (AP Photo/ Cpl Scott Robertson, MOD HO)
Britain's Prince William gestures as he walks across the airfield at RAF Cranwell, Lincolnshire, England, in this Thursday, Jan. 17, 2008, file photo.
Britain's Prince William gestures as he walks across the airfield at RAF Cranwell, Lincolnshire, England, in this Thursday, Jan. 17, 2008, file photo.   (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth/file)
Britain's Prince Harry, left, loads personal items into a car as he leaves the departures terminal at RAF Brize Norton, in England, Saturday March 1 2008.
Britain's Prince Harry, left, loads personal items into a car as he leaves the departures terminal at RAF Brize Norton, in England, Saturday March 1 2008.   (AP Photo / John Stillwell, PA)
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