Fleet Air Arm
Britishnoun
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Tributes have come from the Princess of Wales in her role as Commodore-in-Chief of the Fleet Air Arm, head of the navy General Sir Gwyn Jenkins and Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer.
From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026
He harboured secret ambitions to be a composer but, in the event, took a job as a quantity surveyor before joining the Fleet Air Arm in 1943 where he qualified as a pilot.
From BBC ● Mar. 9, 2016
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
On the docket were films on the R.A.F., the perils of the convoys, the Fleet Air Arm, the African campaign, and, of course, the life of Prime Minister Winston Churchill.
From Time Magazine Archive
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Ships with Wings is the title for a Fleet Air Arm production of Michael Balcon, the stormy producer who last year called Hollywood's British colony deserters for remaining in the U.S.
From Time Magazine Archive
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