William is a search and rescue pilot for the Royal Air Force and must decide soon if he wants to stay on in the service for another three years.

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Then came Kelly Flinn, the Air Force's first B-52 female pilot, and, a few months later, William Kite.

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Prince William works as a search and rescue pilot for Britain's Royal Air Force, where he is a flight lieutenant.

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The recent deployment of Prince William to the Falklands in his role as a Royal Air Force search and rescue pilot, as well as Britain's decision to send a new warship to the area, may have fueled Argentine emotions.

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The recent deployment of Prince William to the Falklands in his role as a Royal Air Force search-and-rescue pilot, as well as Britain's decision to send a new warship to the area, further fueled tensions.

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