ground crew

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noun

ground personnel responsible for the maintenance and repair of aircraft.

Origin of ground crew

First recorded in 1930–35

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At last the port clanged shut and the ground-crew tromped away.
World Beyond Pluto
C. H. Thames
They were interrupted by the ground-crew chief who reported the decoy ship ready to blast off.
On the Trail of the Space Pirates
Carey Rockwell