an airborne division of a land army or naval force; cf. Fleet Air Arm at fleet, n.1 1d.
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释义 | society > armed hostility > hostilities in the air > air force > [noun] > branches of (9) air arm1913 an airborne division of a land army or naval force; cf. Fleet Air Arm at fleet, n.1 1d. W.R.A.F1918 The Women's Royal Air Force (1918–20, reformed 1949), the women's corps of the Royal Air Force; also, a member of this. Fleet Air Arm1923 Fleet Air Arm, the branch of the air force formed to operate with the fleet. (First formed 1923; came under the Admiralty's control in 1938.)… Bomber Command1939 an organization of bomber aircraft forming part of the Royal Air Force. WAAF1939 The Women's Auxiliary Air Force (1939–48, subsequently reorganized as part of the Women's Royal Air Force); a member of this. Coastal Command1940 an R.A.F. command which first operated over the seas from coastal bases during the 1939–45 war. Air Training Corps1941 a voluntary organization, affiliated to the Royal Air Force, for the promotion of aviation and training of young cadets; abbreviated A.T.C. Fighter Command1941 the headquarters controlling the operation of a fleet of fighters. WASP1943 Women's Airforce Service Pilots. |
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