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Fleet Air Arm

British  

noun

  1. FAA. the aviation branch of the Royal Navy

"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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Before long he found himself in the Fleet Air Arm and on a ship heading to a mystery destination.

From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2023

He was transferred to the Fleet Air Arm and ended up as an aircraft engineer, servicing the planes that provided air cover during the Normandy landings of June 1944.

From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2020

Mr. Martin joined the Royal Navy’s Fleet Air Arm during World War II. After his discharge, he used a navy education grant to enroll at the respected Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 9, 2016

"It eases you up so beautifully," said a U.S. flyer attached to the Fleet Air Arm, "that you almost forget you're being catapulted."

From Time Magazine Archive

In two years' service Olivier became a lieutenant in the Fleet Air Arm.

From Time Magazine Archive

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