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The Prince of Wales spent several years as a pilot with the East Anglian Air Ambulance.

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Prince William has stepped out in the East Midlands for a visit to a RAF facility on Friday, where he will be hearing about the latest efforts to modernise the airborne armed forces.

The Prince of Wales, 40, is Honorary Air Commandant of RAF Coningsby.

The Prince of Wales, 40, is Honorary Air Commandant of RAF Coningsby (Image: PA)

The Prince tested out new virtual reality goggles at the RAF base (Image: PA)

He arrived by helicopter on Friday morning at the air base, and was photographed walking with Station Commander Billy Cooper at the Lincoln RAF base.

The heir to the throne will discuss technological innovations in the armed forces, as well as opening up a new boxing club in the facility.

He tested out virtual reality goggles, and spent time at the Air Traffic Control Centre to hear more about a new programme being rolled out across the county.

Project Marshall involved the upgrade of military equipment across air traffic control radar services, which comes with an estimated bill running into the billions of pounds.

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He was photographed walking with Station Commander Billy Cooper at the Lincoln RAF base (Image: Rui Vieira/AP/REX/Shutterstock)

He will also hear more about the maintenance and upgrade of Typhoon jets.

The Prince of Wales previously inspected the Typhoon aircraft during a trip to RAF Coningsby in 2018.

The former RAF pilot sat in the cockpit of the jets, which are used to intercept any aircraft illegally entering British airspace.

He also had the opportunity to fly a Chipmunk training aircraft from the base back in 2015.

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Prince William arrived by helicopter at the RAF base (Image: Rui Vieira/AP/REX/Shutterstock)

He took to the skies as part of the 100th anniversary celebrations of the 29th Squadron at RAF Coningsby.

Prince William became Honorary Air Commandant of RAF Coningsby back in 2008.

He also completed his training at nearby RAF Cranwell.

Later this month, the Prince of Wales will make the trip across the Atlantic for the second Earthshot Prize awards in Boston.

The awards ceremony will be held in Massachusetts on December 2.

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