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King presents Princess Salma with wings upon completing pilot training

By JT - Jan 08,2020 - Last updated at Jan 08,2020

(Photos courtesy of Royal Court)

AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah, the Supreme Commander of the Jordan Armed Forces-Arab Army, on Wednesday presented HRH Princess Salma with her wings after completing theoretical and practical pilot training, at a ceremony attended by Her Majesty Queen Rania and HRH Crown Prince Hussein.

Princess Salma is the first young Jordanian woman to complete preliminary pilot training on fixed wing aircraft, according to a Royal Court statement.

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Maj. Gen. Yousef Huneiti, Royal Jordanian Air Force commander, the commandant of the King Hussein Air College, and the wing commander at the college, attended the ceremony, which took place at Al Husseiniya Palace 

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