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flight officer

American  

noun

  1. 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.


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Evans, a naval flight officer, grew up in Palmdale and attended USC.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 21, 2024

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

Naval Academy and spent seven years as a naval flight officer, including service in the Persian Gulf War.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 10, 2023

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

Distantly connected to royalty, she was of some rank herself, of privilege rather than experience, a flight officer; but she was said to work as diligently at her wireless set as any self-made shop girl.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein

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