pilot

Example Sentences

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Following the downing of the F15 aircraft on Friday, both the pilot and the second crew member ejected - with the pilot recovered shortly afterwards.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

If his drone is shot down, he can easily turn to his fellow pilot and instruct them on where the shooter is, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

“Rooster” is a vehicle for Carell, who called the pilot script one of the smartest he’s ever read.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

He said the aircraft had been taking part in "a deception and escape mission... under the pretext of recovering the pilot of a downed aircraft".

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

Simon’s life expectancy as a pilot was just four weeks?

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin