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air·crew

(âr′kro͞o′)

The personnel working on board an aircraft or spacecraft during a flight.

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aircrew

(ˈɛəˌkruː)

(Aeronautics) (sometimes functioning as plural) the crew of an aircraft

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air′crew`

or air′ crew`,

the crew of an aircraft.

[1920–25]

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Noun

aircrew - the crew of an aircraft

air crew

crew - the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.)

bomber aircrew, bomber crew - the crew of a bomber

aircrewman - a member of an aircrew

Translations

equipaggio di aereo

aircrew

[ˈɛəkruː] N → tripulación f de avión

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aircrew

air crew [ˈɛə^rkruː] n → équipage m (d'un avion)air cushion n → coussin m d'airair display n → meeting m aérien

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aircrew

[ˈɛəˌkruː] n → equipaggio (di un aereo)

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5, Pilots for Hope a newly formed nonprofit volunteer search and rescue organization based in West Chicago, donated their aircrews and aircraft to search for the missing swimmer in Lake Michigan.

Volunteer pilots search for missing swimmer in Lake Michigan

Air Force awarded Lockheed Martin a contract to provide comprehensive training support services for Air Force Special Operations Command, supporting schoolhouse operations for various crew positions across multiple mission design series aircraft, aircrew training and support for AFSOC Special Operation Forces aircrews and assets.

Lockheed Martin awarded contract to train special operations airmen

ACC Safety has surveyed wing-level safety professionals, and there is a general consensus that although risks have been high for months, the highest risks are associated with previously grounded aircrews attempting to spin up to CMR status in the shortest amount of time possible.

Proficiency and readiness

The availability to Fighter Command of a fighter control system based on a chain of radar stations was a vital factor too, as well as the sheer quality of the Spitfire and Hurricane and the aggressiveness, courage and determination of the aircrews.

RAF victory against all the odds

The book includes several themes, the first of which addresses the great risks faced by Eighth Air Force aircrews, not only in combat but also in training.

In Hostile Skies: An American B-24 Pilot in World War II

A FORMER chief pilot with the Great North Air Ambulance forced to retire after two life-threatening accidents damaged his eyesight is now sharing his experience by training emergency aircrews worldwide.

Former pilot's training company off to a flying start

In November 1965, the United States Air Force instituted a 100 combat mission tour for aircrews flying out country over North Vietnam and Laos.

100 missions north: history and traditions

They also provide systems to ensure optimal in-flight aircrew escape, crash survivability, protection of aircrews from threats in and out of the crew station, and enhance aircrew-mission performance.

Improving human systems

Before the Sniper ATP, B-1B aircrews used only high-resolution radar to "see" their targets.

Sniper ATP B-1B a combat first

In a coordinated effort with U.S- Air Forces in Europe and Air Mobility Command, the Air Force Reserve is providing dedicated aircrews to fly C-17 airlift missions in Europe and Africa.

C-17 crews volunteer to support missions in Europe, Africa

Before the development of JPADS, air crews delivered supplies and vehicles of various weights at low altitudes, putting aircrews at additional risk and potentially revealing to the enemy the location of friendly ground forces.