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aircrew

American

[air-kroo] / ˈɛərˌkru /

Or air crew

noun

U.S. Air Force. the crew of an aircraft.

aircrew British

/ ˈɛəˌkruː /

noun

(sometimes functioning as plural) the crew of an aircraft

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Etymology

Origin of aircrew

First recorded in 1920–25; air ¹ + crew ¹

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aircrew

Onboard weather radars can help aircrew to see up to 320 nautical miles ahead.

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026

Officers boarded the aircraft on its arrival and located Kerr, who was being restrained by passengers and aircrew at the rear of the plane.

From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026

All of this is compounded by a human-capital crisis in pilot training and aircrew retention.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 4, 2026

The members of the aircrew have been suspended during the investigation, the official said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 31, 2026

Both Po-2 crews had dropped their bombs over their target, and neither aircrew had been caught by enemy gunfire.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

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