squadron leader

British

noun

an officer holding commissioned rank, between flight lieutenant and wing commander in the air forces of Britain and certain other countries

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Cross, who died in 2013, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and was promoted to squadron leader before he left the RAF.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 3, 2024

"That could be a huge pressure on North Korea, because usually they don’t share where those submarines are," said Moon Keun-sik, a retired South Korean submarine captain and squadron leader.

From Reuters • Apr. 27, 2023

Mathew "Stanny" Stannard, an RAF squadron leader, is on secondment to Virgin Orbit, and will be the lead pilot, sitting in the left seat.

From BBC • Jan. 9, 2023

After the war, he served the RAF in various training roles, retiring in 1962 with the rank of squadron leader.

From Washington Post • Dec. 9, 2022

Sitting in its bow window were RAF Maidsend’s gaunt and weary squadron leader and a bespectacled well-turned-out civilian in a tweed suit.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein

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