squadron leader
noun
: a commissioned officer in the British air force who ranks with a major 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
Soon Ferebee met a young captain named Paul Tibbets, his squadron leader.
—David Perlmutt, Charlotte Observer, 6 Aug. 2025
The squadron leader, Wing Commander Guy Gibson, who would be killed in action later in the war, received the Victoria Cross, Britain’s highest award for valor.
—Richard Goldstein, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Dec. 2022
Johnson spent 22 years in the air force, retiring with the rank of squadron leader, and later worked as a teacher at hospitals for people with mental health problems.
—Arkansas Online, 9 Dec. 2022
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Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2025
Soon Ferebee met a young captain named Paul Tibbets, his squadron leader.
—David Perlmutt, Charlotte Observer, 6 Aug. 2025
The squadron leader, Wing Commander Guy Gibson, who would be killed in action later in the war, received the Victoria Cross, Britain’s highest award for valor.
—Richard Goldstein, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Dec. 2022
Johnson spent 22 years in the air force, retiring with the rank of squadron leader, and later worked as a teacher at hospitals for people with mental health problems.
—Arkansas Online, 9 Dec. 2022
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