R.N.A.S.

American  

abbreviation

British.

1. Royal Naval Air Service.

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RNAS British  

abbreviation

1. Royal Naval Air Service(s)

2. Royal Naval Air Station

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Example Sentences

To overcome this the system of direct entry into the R.N.A.S. was instituted, which enabled pilots to be enrolled from civil life in addition to the midshipmen who were drafted from the Fleet.

From British Airships, Past, Present, and Future by Whale, George

"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.

From The Disturbing Charm by Ruck, Berta

In the earlier part of the war, in addition to its main duties, the R.N.A.S. ventured in many directions, many of them of considerable value to the Army, as, for instance, at Antwerp.

From Aviation in Peace and War by Sykes, Frederick Hugh, Sir

The great feat of Sub-Lieutenant R. A. J. Warneford, R.N.A.S., who single-handed attacked and destroyed a Zeppelin, has already been referred to in Chapter XIII.

From The Mastery of the Air by Claxton, William J.

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

From The Disturbing Charm by Ruck, Berta