flying corps
Example Sentences
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They had signed on with the French flying corps, but Prince wanted a separate American aviation unit.
From Washington Post • Oct. 12, 2016
In German, they inform us, to "get yourself Franzed", deriving from the generic name for a navigator in the imperial German flying corps during the first world war, means to become hopelessly lost.
From The Guardian • Nov. 28, 2012
In the War, he took a commission as major in the U. S. flying corps.
From Time Magazine Archive
Their college had just realized a collegian's dream: a student flying corps in which they can win their military wings.
From Time Magazine Archive
This news was obtained by the allied flying corps, which had made daring flights over the enemy's line.
From The Story of the Great War, Volume III (of 12) The War Begins, Invasion of Belgium, Battle of the Marne by Miller, Francis Trevelyan
