flying officer

British  

noun

1. an officer holding commissioned rank senior to a pilot officer but junior to a flight lieutenant in the British and certain other air forces

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Example Sentences

On D-Day, for instance, the News Letter reported that the family of Flying Officer WA Lawrence Colhoun, a former Methodist College rugby captain, had been officially informed of his death.

From BBC

Beaufort bomber A9-186 was found in Australian mining billionaire Andrew Forrest’s ongoing search for his uncle Flying Officer David Forrest who has been missing in action since 1943, the Royal Australian Air Force said in a statement Wednesday.

From Seattle Times

Mr Devey Smith was a 23-year-old RAF Flying Officer when he took part in the Queen's coronation 70 years ago.

From BBC

Flying Officer Simms said: "We embarked on an adventure together, joining the Air Force - and 30 years later we still remain the best of friends."

From BBC

A quiet flying officer, whose last assignment with the R.A.F. was to train navy pilots—“We’d get them started out right, and then they’d go to pieces”—doesn’t bustle about very much.

From Golf Digest