flying officer
noun
: a commissioned officer in the British air force who ranks with a first lieutenant in the army
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The helicopter’s crew were named as squadron leader Peter Bafemi Anala, flying officer Malin Twum-Ampadu and Sgt.
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Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2025
The crew – made up only of two pilots and one tactical fly officer – has assisted in 99 arrests and made 18 captures themselves.
—Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 3 Oct. 2019
Meacham speculates that Bush was likely the Navy's youngest flying officer just days shy of his 19th birthday.
—Rachel Siegel, courant.com, 24 Apr. 2018
Meacham speculates that Bush was likely the Navy’s youngest flying officer just days shy of his 19th birthday.
—Rachel Siegel, Washington Post, 23 Apr. 2018
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Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2025
The crew – made up only of two pilots and one tactical fly officer – has assisted in 99 arrests and made 18 captures themselves.
—Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 3 Oct. 2019
Meacham speculates that Bush was likely the Navy's youngest flying officer just days shy of his 19th birthday.
—Rachel Siegel, courant.com, 24 Apr. 2018
Meacham speculates that Bush was likely the Navy’s youngest flying officer just days shy of his 19th birthday.
—Rachel Siegel, Washington Post, 23 Apr. 2018
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