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

(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... Read full story »

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