flight surgeon

American  

noun

1. a medical officer in the U.S. Air Force who is trained in aviation medicine.

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flight surgeon British  

noun

1. a medical officer specializing in aviation medicine in the US and certain other air forces

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Etymology

Origin of flight surgeon

First recorded in 1920–25

Example Sentences

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flight surgeon

LaNasa: My dad was a flight surgeon in Vietnam.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2025

ESA flight surgeon Maybritt Kuypers is monitoring him.

From BBC ● May 8, 2024

Joining him on Thursday are two Italian colleagues - Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Angelo Landolfi, a physician and flight surgeon, and Pantaleone Carlucci, a research council member acting as flight engineer and payload specialist.

From Reuters ● Jun. 28, 2023

Kermit Jones, the Democrat, is a former Navy flight surgeon who campaigned on a federal fire insurance plan in a region that has been devastated by wildfires made worse by climate change.

From New York Times ● Nov. 14, 2022

After a week of testing, flight surgeon Robert Secrest told Jerrie that not only had she passed, but she had scored in the top 2 percent of all astronaut test candidates.

From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson