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Cranwell

British  
/ ˈkrænwəl /

noun

  1. a village in E England, in Lincolnshire: Royal Air Force College (1920)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Whittle was born in Coventry in 1907 and joined the RAF in 1923, training as an aircraft mechanic and graduating from RAF Cranwell as an officer in 1928.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

"We have requested an interview with this German suspect but, for legal reasons, this can only be done via an International Letter of Request which has been submitted," Det Ch Insp Cranwell said.

From BBC Sep. 14, 2025

Prince Charles made his comments at a graduation parade for pilots at the RAF's Cranwell College in Lincolnshire.

From BBC Apr. 29, 2022

“Jennifer would make an exceptionally good lieutenant governor,” said C. Richard Cranwell, a former state Democratic chairman and legislator, when asked about the senator.

From New York Times Feb. 9, 2019

Here, yesterday, I was married in the face of God and man in the church of Cranwell, as you may learn from the paper sent herewith.

From The Lady of Blossholme by Haggard, Henry Rider

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