flight officer

American

noun

an officer of the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II, having a rank equivalent to that of a warrant officer junior grade.

Example Sentences

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Gutierrez was arrested, and positively identified by the tactical flight officer.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2025

When he was a F-14 Tomcat pilot, he said, the flight officer in the back seat thought he saw a U.F.O.

From New York Times • May 31, 2023

According to the report, Vella, who was the tactical flight officer, radioed to police: “We’re having some mechanical issues right now,” and then said: “We’re going down, we’re going down.”

From Seattle Times • Mar. 9, 2022

Four-term Republican Rep. Dave Joyce was reelected after facing a spirited challenge in northeast Ohio from Democrat Hillary O’Connor Mueri, a first-time candidate and and former naval flight officer.

From Washington Times • Nov. 4, 2020

Who better suited for such work than an idle Special Operations flight officer?

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein

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