Prince George enjoyed some time in the cockpits of a number of aircraft while attending his first official engagement in the U.K.
Accompanied by his parents, Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge, the young prince got up close with a Red Arrow Hawk and a Royal Air Force squirrel helicopter at the Royal International Air Tattoo on Friday.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince George arrive
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Wearing a crisp white polo shirt, navy blue shorts and matching blue sandals, Prince George seemed eager to see the aircraft up close.
Taking a closer look Red Arrow Hawk, which will take part in the later
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Taking a closer look at a Squirrel helicopter, which The Duke trained upon in 2009
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Prince George takes a seat in a Red Arrow Hawk
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The Royal International Air Tattoo, the world's largest military airshow currently taking place in Gloucestershire, U.K., marked Prince George's first official engagement on home soil.
Kensington Palace remarked that the airshow is a "fantastic family-orientated event."
But it's hardly the prince's first public engagement.
Prince George joined his parents in April 2014, during an .
Eight-months-old at the time, Prince George took part in a playgroup, while the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge chatted with other new parents.