flying officer
RAF commissioned rank
Flying officer is a junior commissioned rank in the Royal Air Force and other Commonwealth air forces, equivalent to a lieutenant in the army or a sub-lieutenant in the navy.
The rank sits between pilot officer and flight lieutenant.
She was promoted to flying officer after completing her initial training.
- RAFBritish air force
- aviatorOne who pilots aircraft
- pilotOne who steers aircraft
- skyVisible overhead expanse
- squadronMilitary aviation unit
Royal Air Force · air force · Luftwaffe · wartime service · wings · airborne · aircraft · helicopter · bomber · air marshal · uniform · mess hall · fighter pilot · fighter jet · military aircraft · Spitfire · radio · rank insignia
flying officersergeant
Mid-level military rank
airman · enlisted personnel · non-commissioned officer · corporal · group captain
flying officercivilian
Non-military person
commercial pilot · non-combatant · private citizen · airline captain
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