Word info

wing commander

Noun

Meaning

Wing Commander (plural Wing Commanders)

Alternative letter-case form of wing commander (found when the term is used as a title).

wing commander (plural wing commanders)

A person holding a rank in the RAF between that of squadron leader and group captain, equivalent to an army lieutenant colonel

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

I thought I'd join the RAF and become a wing commander. I realised this wasn't possible, although I do have a pilot's licence. Mike Oldfield

According to Spector, the game was initially titled "Alien Commander" and was a spin-off of the Wing Commander series; however, this idea was soon replaced entirely. Source: Internet

“Bhadauria flew the twin-seater LCH for a hour, taking off around noon from our airport in the city’s eastern suburb, with our deputy chief test pilot Wing Commander (Retd) S.P. John,” a Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) official told IANS here. Source: Internet

ISLAMABAD, February 24: Pakistan has displayed all four missiles of Indian Wing Commander Abhinandan’s MiG-21 in an exhibition at Air Headquarters in Islamabad. Source: Internet

On Wednesday, a message provided on by the 56th Fighter Wing Commander at Luke Air Force Base in Glendale, Brigadier General Todd Canterbury, stated that two individuals from the base tested positive for COVID-19. Source: Internet

Harry, a certified pilot himself, was supposed to get in the cockpit and fly with the veterans, but when one of the planes broke, the prince gave up his seat so that 95-year-old Wing Commander Tom Neil could take part in honoring his fellow heroes. Source: Internet

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