squadron leader
noun
: a commissioned officer in the British air force who ranks with a major in the army
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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.
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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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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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“Squadron leader.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/squadron%20leader. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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