flight officer

noun

an officer of the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II, having a rank equivalent to that of a warrant officer junior grade.

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How to use flight officer in a sentence

"I heard the new ship was a bit of all right," the flight officer said.
A Yankee Flier with the R.A.F. | Rutherford G. Montgomery
Then the Naval officer turned them over to the executive flight officer.
Dave Dawson on Guadalcanal | Robert Sydney Bowen
Admiral Jackson, here with me, and the executive flight officer, will have charge of those details.
Dave Dawson on Guadalcanal | Robert Sydney Bowen
The flight officer raised the flag, looked at Dave, and then brought the flag down fast.
Dave Dawson on Guadalcanal | Robert Sydney Bowen
In the briefing room the flight officer met them with more eagerness than was usual with such an official.
A Yankee Flier with the R.A.F. | Rutherford G. Montgomery

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