• Leading aircraftman (LAC) or leading aircraftwoman (LACW) is an enlisted rank used by some air forces, with origins from the Royal Air Force. The rank...
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  • RAF slang, aircraftmen were sometimes called "erks". Aircraftman ranked below leading aircraftman and has a NATO rank code of OR-1. For some time in the...
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    Senior aircraftman (SAC) or senior aircraftwoman (SACW) was a rank in the Royal Air Force, ranking between leading aircraftman and senior aircraftman technician...
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    represented that their eyes were everywhere. The trade classification of Leading Aircraftman was created on 5 April 1918 to fill a void in the Service ranks....
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  • Leading seaman is a junior non-commissioned rank or rate in navies, particularly those of the Commonwealth. When it is used by NATO nations, leading seaman...
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  • Class 1 and Air Specialist Class 2, which were formerly designated as Senior Aircraftman and Leading Aircraftman respectively. RAF Ranks v t e v t e...
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    Army: (c) In relation to the Air Force, an airman above the rank of leading aircraftman but below the rank of officer cadet; and includes a warrant officer;...
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  • renamed their lower ranks of Aircraftman (AC) to Air Recruit (AR) and Leading Aircraftman (LAC) to the ranks of Air Specialist '(Class 2 and 1)' and '(Class...
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  • army: (c) In relation to the air force, an airman above the rank of leading aircraftman but below the rank of officer cadet; and includes a warrant officer;...
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  • abbreviation for the Los Angeles Clippers, a professional basketball team Leading aircraftman, a rank in the United Kingdom and many Commonwealth air forces Search...
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  • Leading Aircraftman Ronald George Maddison (23 January 1933 – 6 May 1953) was a twenty-year-old Royal Air Force mechanic who was unlawfully killed as...
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  • Corporal or bombardier Leading seaman Corporal Lance corporal or Lance bombardier or Specialist Able seaman Leading aircraftman or Air specialist Private...
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  • lance-corporal and sergeant, and in the Bangladesh Air Force, falling between leading aircraftman and sergeant. The branches of the Belgian Armed Forces use three...
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    of Venezuela. Military pilot Soldier Sailor Marine RAF enlisted ranks Aircraftman In 1967, there was significant reorganization of the enlisted ranks,...
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    Corporal or bombardier Leading seaman Corporal Lance corporal or Lance bombardier or Specialist Able seaman Leading aircraftman or Air specialist Private...
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  • ranks, ranking above seaman and below leading seaman. Able seaman is the equivalent rank to Leading aircraftman, in the Royal Australian Air Force and...
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  • Corporal or bombardier Leading seaman Corporal Lance corporal or Lance bombardier or Specialist Able seaman Leading aircraftman or Air specialist Private...
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    Wyles, SAAF. 1297881 Leading Aircraftman Alfred Allen, RAFVR. 1692338 Leading Aircraftman John Bell, RAFVR. 919822 Leading Aircraftman Alfred Stanley Beardon...
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  • Army RAAF Enlisted OR-3 E-3 Able Seaman Private proficient* Leading Aircraftman/Leading Aircraftwoman OR-2 E-2 Seaman Private Aircraftman/Aircraftwoman...
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  • Corporal or bombardier Leading seaman Corporal Lance corporal or Lance bombardier or Specialist Able seaman Leading aircraftman or Air specialist Private...
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  • being mobilized in response to orders that move through the hierarchy leading to the phrase "command and control". Regardless of the degree of control...
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    Tarakan, Brunei and Balikpapan. They suffered casualties, among them Leading Aircraftman Thomas Irvine and Corporal Clarence Tully who were killed during...
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  • Corporal or bombardier Leading seaman Corporal Lance corporal or Lance bombardier or Specialist Able seaman Leading aircraftman or Air specialist Private...
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  • Air Force before ending the war as an officer. From the rank of leading aircraftman he was commissioned as a pilot officer on probation (emergency) on...
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  • Corporal or bombardier Leading seaman Corporal Lance corporal or Lance bombardier or Specialist Able seaman Leading aircraftman or Air specialist Private...
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    Corporal or bombardier Leading seaman Corporal Lance corporal or Lance bombardier or Specialist Able seaman Leading aircraftman or Air specialist Private...
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    technician Corporal technician Junior technician Senior aircraftman Leading aircraftman Aircraftman Former ranks (1947–2006) No insignia Master Warrant Officer...
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  • Corporal or bombardier Leading seaman Corporal Lance corporal or Lance bombardier or Specialist Able seaman Leading aircraftman or Air specialist Private...
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