pilot officer

British

noun

the most junior commissioned rank in the British Royal Air Force and in certain other air forces

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After two years, he went to do his National Service with the RAF where he gained a commission as a Pilot Officer.

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Pilot officer Anderson, born in Wakefield, survived the Dambusters raid, but was also killed months later during an attack on the German city of Mannheim.

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Bone fragments from Pilot Officer Alfred Milne and Sgt Eric Stubbs, who died in 1944, were found in Bransdale, North Yorkshire, in March 2020.

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The Pilot Officer, who has been raising funds online for the armed forces charity, said he had started his challenge during lockdown, inspired by Capt Sir Tom Moore.

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The pilot officer was briefly hidden by Dutch farmers, before being captured while on a tram.

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