Definition of flying officer
: a commissioned officer in the British air force who ranks with a first lieutenant in the army
Examples of flying officer in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web The crew – made up only of two pilots and one tactical fly officer – has assisted in 99 arrests and made 18 captures themselves.
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Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, "Jefferson County’s Star 1 helicopter serves and protects from above, around the clock," 3 Oct. 2019 Meacham speculates that Bush was likely the Navy's youngest flying officer just days shy of his 19th birthday.
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Rachel Siegel, courant.com, "'I thought I was done': George H.W. Bush faced death at 20 during WWII," 24 Apr. 2018 Meacham speculates that Bush was likely the Navy’s youngest flying officer just days shy of his 19th birthday.
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Rachel Siegel, Washington Post, "‘I thought I was done’: George H.W. Bush faced death at 20 during WWII," 23 Apr. 2018 Meacham speculates that Bush was likely the Navy's youngest flying officer just days shy of his 19th birthday.
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Rachel Siegel, courant.com, "'I thought I was done': George H.W. Bush faced death at 20 during WWII," 24 Apr. 2018 Meacham speculates that Bush was likely the Navy’s youngest flying officer just days shy of his 19th birthday.
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Rachel Siegel, Washington Post, "‘I thought I was done’: George H.W. Bush faced death at 20 during WWII," 23 Apr. 2018
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