Definition of flying officer
: a commissioned officer in the British air force who ranks with a first lieutenant in the army
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Meacham speculates that Bush was likely the Navy's youngest flying officer just days shy of his 19th birthday.
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Meacham speculates that Bush was likely the Navy’s youngest flying officer just days shy of his 19th birthday.
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First Known Use of flying officer
1913
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Definition of flying officer for English Language Learners
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: an officer in the British Air Force
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