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单词 weekend air force
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weekend Air Force
weekend Air Force n. R.A.F. slang (now historical) a British auxiliary air force composed of civilian volunteers.
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Auxiliary Air Force1917
weekend Air Force1943
1943 C. H. Ward-Jackson It's a Piece of Cake 62 Week-end Air Force, The, the Auxiliary Air Force. It was formed in 1925, its officers and men being citizens who gave week-ends and other part-time to their duties.
2007 Sevenoaks Chron. (Nexis) 15 Feb. 15 Thousands of local people remember the Weekend Air Force with great affection. These enthusiastic boys were keen to prove that, as amateurs, they could be equal in combat to any regular RAF pilot.
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