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R.N.A.S.

American  

abbreviation

British.
  1. Royal Naval Air Service.


RNAS British  

abbreviation

  1. Royal Naval Air Service(s)

  2. Royal Naval Air Station

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"Show——?" said Olwen, forgetting for a second that she had been taken to the theatre by Mr. Ellerton, the young R.N.A.S. officer.

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She had mischievously enough, allowed Captain Ross to go on thinking that the young R.N.A.S. officer had held her hand....

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Earlier in the war, after the fall of Antwerp, he had been interned in Holland, but had escaped, and eventually joined the R.N.A.S.

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Wandered down to Vlamertinghe this morning early to see about some sandbags, and while I was there I met that flying wallah Petersen in the R.N.A.S.

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I was too excited about it to eat alone that day; and I invited young Martell of the R.N.A.S. to come and dine with me in my room.

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