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Definition of aircraft division

: a subdivision of a squadron of U.S. naval aircraft containing usually from four to six planes

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First Known Use of aircraft division

1917, in the meaning defined above

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“Aircraft division.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aircraft%20division. Accessed 14 Jul. 2020.

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