Royal Air Force instructors train pilots in general aircraft handling, instrument flying, etc.
Two hundred Ukrainian aviators completed basic training in the UK before training on the F-16 fighter jet. The British Embassy in Ukraine announced this on its Facebook page on Wednesday, January 1.
“200 Ukrainian aviators received basic flight, ground and language training in the UK prior to F-16 training. Royal Air Force instructors trained pilots in general aircraft handling, instrument flying, low-altitude navigation and flying in coordinated formations,” the statement read the message.
Earlier, the Ambassador of Ukraine to the UK, Valery Zaluzhny, said that the pilots of the Ukrainian Armed Forces have completed training on British soil and will soon carry out combat missions.
The Under Secretary of State for the Armed Forces of the British Parliament Luke Pollard said in October 2024: Britain has already trained 200 Ukrainian pilots.
Source: korrespondent
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