flight lieutenant

British

noun

an officer holding a commissioned rank senior to a flying officer and junior to a squadron leader in the RAF and certain other air forces

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This weekend, the Flight Lieutenant will aim to keep the Canada pack in check at Twickenham, before at some point returning to her role of keeping pilots in order.

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Flight Lieutenant George Hobday, pilot of Red 7, described flying for the veterans on VJ Day as "humbling" and "an absolute honour".

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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.

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The air force said in a statement that the F-7 jet had suffered a mechanical fault and the pilot, Flight Lieutenant Md. Taukir Islam, had tried to steer it to a less crowded area.

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The court heard Mr Woods was a flight lieutenant and squadron leader during a 14-year RAF career and went on to work for BAE Systems as an instructor pilot.

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