Prince Harry helped RAF amputee achieve dream of flying a Spitfire
30th November 2016
With the help of Prince Harry’s Endeavour Fund, an RAF engineer named Alan Robinson completed a solo flight in a Spitfire. Robinson, 38, is believed to be one of three amputee pilots to complete a solo flight since Sir Douglas Bader. The other being ace Colin “Hoppy” Hopkinson.
After being selected by The Endeavour Fund, Robinson had to complete a 60-hour training course before…