flight lieutenant
noun
: a commissioned officer in the British air force who ranks with a captain in the army
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In 1939, he was promoted to flight lieutenant.
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Emily Burack, Town & Country, 20 Nov. 2022
Thirteen days before he was born, his father, Reginald, a Royal Air Force flight lieutenant, died when his plane was shot down on a bombing mission over Greece.
—Sam Roberts, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2022
Born on March 25, 1947, in the sleepy London suburb of Pinner, young Reggie spent much of his early life in fear of Stanley, a flight lieutenant in the Royal Air Force who would remain a cold and distant presence in his life.
—Jordan Runtagh, Peoplemag, 23 Nov. 2022
Weeks earlier, his father, a Royal Air Force flight lieutenant, was lost on a World War II mission over the Aegean.
—Brian Murphy, BostonGlobe.com, 30 July 2022
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Emily Burack, Town & Country, 20 Nov. 2022
Thirteen days before he was born, his father, Reginald, a Royal Air Force flight lieutenant, died when his plane was shot down on a bombing mission over Greece.
—Sam Roberts, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2022
Born on March 25, 1947, in the sleepy London suburb of Pinner, young Reggie spent much of his early life in fear of Stanley, a flight lieutenant in the Royal Air Force who would remain a cold and distant presence in his life.
—Jordan Runtagh, Peoplemag, 23 Nov. 2022
Weeks earlier, his father, a Royal Air Force flight lieutenant, was lost on a World War II mission over the Aegean.
—Brian Murphy, BostonGlobe.com, 30 July 2022
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“Flight lieutenant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flight%20lieutenant. Accessed 18 Nov. 2024.
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