The King has helped the Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF) mark its 80th anniversary by unveiling the organisation’s latest aircraft.
Pressing a button, His Majesty – who learned to fly with the RAF – raised the hangar doors at RAF Northolt, London, to reveal the latest addition to MAF’s fleet – a new Cessna 208 Caravan. The Christian organisation, which has a worldwide fleet of about 115 light aircraft, will now have 11 planes serving Papua New Guinea’s people.
Joseph Tua, a MAF Pilot from Papua New Guinea, where he has worked since 2019, wore his country’s ceremonial face paint for the occasion. MAF has its largest work in the country. He is pictured here with the King and MAF flight programmer Serah Michael.
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