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Definition of air controller

: a military officer responsible for coordinating and directing close-support attacks of combat aircraft against enemy ground forces and installations

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First Known Use of air controller

1951, in the meaning defined above

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“Air controller.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/air%20controller. Accessed 24 May. 2022.

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