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flight formation

American

noun

an arrangement of two or more airplanes flying together in a group, usually in a predetermined pattern.

flight formation British

noun

two or more aircraft flying together in a set pattern

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And now, as well as leading the flight formation and dealing with the pain in her wounded leg, she was switching off the Pe-2’s burning engine.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

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