Fleet Air Arm
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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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 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
To launch torpedoes the Fleet Air Arm used antique wire-stayed biplanes, which carrier pilots refer to as "string bags."
From Time Magazine Archive
"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
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