flight lieutenant
Britishnoun
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Jerry Rawlings joined the air force and earned the rank of flight lieutenant in 1978 - a year after the couple were married.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2025
The flight lieutenant, from Aberdeen, earned the honour for an attack on a German U-Boat while piloting a Catalina flying boat in June 1944.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2025
Thirteen days before he was born, his father, Reginald, a Royal Air Force flight lieutenant, died when his plane was shot down on a bombing mission over Greece.
From New York Times ● Aug. 7, 2022
Weeks earlier, his father, a Royal Air Force flight lieutenant, was lost on a World War II mission over the Aegean.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 29, 2022
Chairs ringed the desk on which lay various trophies and gadgets such as might have decorated the room of any flight lieutenant.
From A Yankee Flier in Italy by Montgomery, Rutherford George
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