Highly honoured and respected for his esteemed naval service, the Duke of Edinburgh demonstrated consummate skill in the cockpit that was less publicised than his ocean-going commands.Yet as Prince Philip planned his funeral at Windsor Castle with military precision, his thoughts played through a choreography that echoed his passion for flight. His reign aloft began on May 4,1953 with a solo flightover the fortification in a Harvard and ended on August 11,1997 at the controls of an RAF BAe 146 following a trip from Carlisle to the Scottish island of Islay.
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