Prince Harry learns how to survive the Aussie bush

Prince Harry applies a bandage to Lieutenant Gerard Hinchliffe during Exercise Thunder Observer. Photo / Getty

The British army captain better known as Prince Harry has played wheelchair AFL and learnt bush survival techniques during his first fortnight with the Australian Army.

Prince Harry passes the ball during a game of wheelchair AFL at the Soldier Recover Centre. Photo / Getty

The 30-year-old veteran of two Afghanistan deployments is on a month-long military exchange to Australia.

His schedule in the Northern Territory with the 1st Brigade has included flight simulation training, riding in an Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter (Tiger), physical training and preparing for field exercises.

But it hasn't been all work and no play for the prince.

After meeting with wounded and injured Australian soldiers he joined a game of wheelchair footy.

Earlier, while on duty with the North-West Mobile Force he got a lesson in bush survival and sourcing food and water, camping out two nights in the remote Kununurra region in Western Australia.

He also met local Aboriginal children and elders at the community of Wuggubun.

The prince will travel to Turkey for the 100th anniversary of the first Anzac landing in Gallipoli this week.

He'll resume his stint with Australian Army joining units in Perth and Sydney upon his return.

Prince Harry's Spitfire Flight

This cockpit recording shows Prince Harry flying as a passenger in a Spitfire flight from Boultbee Flight Academy at Goodwood via the Isle of Wight. This was recorded when Prince Harry went to meet Alan Robinson and Nathan Forster - the ...

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