31 July, 2007
Five newly qualified Royal New Zealand Air Force pilots will be presented with their Wings on Thursday at a graduation parade attended by the Chief of Air Force Air Vice-Marshal Graham Lintott.
The parade will be held at 2pm on Thursday, 2 August, at RNZAF Base Ohakea.
The presentation of the pilot’s brevet signifies the successful completion of over a year of flight training.
The students, from Christchurch, Wellington, Waikato and Auckland will go on to fly Iroquois or Seasprite helicopters, C-130 Hercules or P-3K Orions.
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Media are invited to attend the pilot graduation at RNZAF Base Ohakea. For further information or to register your interest please contact Flight Sergeant Paul Stein on 06 351 5490 or 021 378 001.