Fleet Air Arm
Britishnoun
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Sir Patrick went on to serve in the Fleet Air Arm during World War Two and survived a terrible crash at Scapa Flow in the Orkney Islands - he was even read his last rites twice age 23 but went on to fly again.
From BBC
The F-35 B variant, currently operated by the RAF and the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm, has a shorter range and can carry fewer weapons.
From BBC
Butterworth served in the Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm during the war but was shot down in 1940, spending the rest of it as a prisoner of war.
From BBC
Before long he found himself in the Fleet Air Arm and on a ship heading to a mystery destination.
From BBC
World War II: The debonair Olivier, enlisted in the Fleet Air Arm of the Royal Navy but a pilot “of notorious incompetence,” according to the writer and editor Michael Korda, crashed his own plane twice and was demoted to target-towing, parachute-packing and recruitment demonstrations.
From New York Times
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