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group captain

British  

noun

  1. an officer holding commissioned rank senior to a wing commander but junior to an air commodore in the RAF and certain other air forces

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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On Hogan’s Heroes, he played the incompetent Crittendon, a Royal Air Force group captain referred to as the colonel.

From Time ● Dec. 14, 2016

“The person will not be allowed to march with any other club,” group captain Mike Inemer said in a statement.

From The Guardian ● Jan. 3, 2016

The news of Mr Duffy's departure was followed by the announcement of the appointment of a new operations director, former RAF group captain Debra Barber.

From BBC ● May 18, 2012

When Churchill finally got back in, in 1951, the group captain who lived at the Grange stuck a union flag pennant on the bonnet of his car and drove through the village honking his horn.

From The Guardian ● Apr. 9, 2010

Work on the design was started in 1933 by ace British designer Frank Whittle, now an R.A.F. group captain.

From Time Magazine Archive

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