Fleet Air Arm
Britishnoun
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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 • Jun. 24, 2025
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
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
Chadwick first heaved into public view shortly after World War II, in which he had served as a pilot with the Fleet Air Arm.
From Time Magazine Archive
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In two years' service Olivier became a lieutenant in the Fleet Air Arm.
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