flight lieutenant
Britishnoun
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Among the others were tattoo artists and Sale Sharks prop Amber Schonert, RAF flight lieutenant and Exeter Chiefs scrum-half Lucy Nye and teacher and Saracens centre Sydney Gregson.
From BBC • Jan. 2, 2025
During his service to the British Empire, the RAF flight lieutenant flew several missions before being shot down, captured and placed in a prisoner of war camp.
From BBC • Nov. 10, 2024
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
He was the original flight lieutenant of Red Flight.
From A Yankee Flier with the R.A.F. by Montgomery, Rutherford George
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