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flight sergeant

British  

noun

  1. a noncommissioned officer in the Royal Air Force junior in rank to a master aircrew

"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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RAF flight sergeant Zach Stubbings, who died aged 47 in January, is one of at least six people who have received an out-of-court settlement from the MoD although the MoD has not admitted liability.

From BBC Jul. 1, 2025

Hundreds of people – mostly strangers - touched by his story answered the call Thursday, and packed St. Clement Danes Church to give the former flight sergeant a proper send-off.

From Washington Times May 25, 2023

After the war, he returned to Jamaica to work with family in the coconut industry in Kingston but returned to England, where he re-enlisted, rising to the rank of flight sergeant.

From Washington Times May 25, 2023

As war broke out in 1939, he had amassed 1,000 hours of flight time and was sent to France as an RAF flight sergeant to support the British troops.

From BBC Jul. 22, 2017

At this point the flight sergeant in charge of rigging would look dreamily into the distance.

From Opportunities in Aviation by Sweetser, Arthur

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