dawn patrol

noun

1. a flight, especially during the early days of military aviation, undertaken at dawn or early morning in order to reconnoiter enemy positions.

Word History and Origins

Origin of dawn patrol¹

First recorded in 1910–15

Example Sentences

And for Dawn Patrol, another yet-to-be-released surfer film about two brothers, he also got to perform all his own surfing stunts.

From The Daily Beast

The nine others chosen for dawn patrol signaled their readiness.

From Project Gutenberg

Here was a mission so much more exciting than any dawn patrol.

From Project Gutenberg