Sentence examples for by airmen from inspiring English sources

Marine Court was requisitioned, to be occupied by airmen and cypher clerks.

The dam, in the Hope Valley in Derbyshire, was one of the sites used by airmen for practice runs ahead their mission.

In the US, Protonex Technology and Northrop Grumman have been selected by the US Air Force to jointly design and develop a new energy-efficient, lightweight fuel cell system to power various targeting, communications and other sensor equipment used by airmen on the battlefield.

First discovered by airmen during World War II, the jet streams have speeds of up to 90 metres per second (200 miles per hour) along hundreds of kilometres at their centres, but velocities fall off very sharply both laterally and vertically, so that the high speeds are limited to narrow bands at heights between 6 and 14 km (20,000 and 45,000 feet).

The first bombing raids to achieve significant success (and the first to cross national boundaries) were mounted against the Zeppelin works at Friedrichshafen from Belgian bases by airmen of the Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS) on Oct. 8 and Nov. 21, 1914.

After a brief pre-launch ceremony, during which the Piccards received a bouquet from their sons and a small band played The Star-Spangled Banner, they lifted off from Ford Airport, assisted by airmen on the ground who pushed the gondola.

(U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Kimberly Nagle).

Blair made these comments in reaction to a report by airman John Bordne that has only recently been cleared by the U.S. Air Force.

The remains of the Japanese A6M2 Zero "B11-120" from the carrier Hiryu piloted by Airman First Class Shigenori Nishikaichi, who crash landed on Ni'ihau after the second wave of the attack on Pearl Harbor, are stored at the museum.

In February, the Air Force released its initial budget proposal, calling for reducing the active duty force by 3,900 airmen, the reserves by another 900 and the National Guard by 5,100.

For example, the Thach Weave, a tactic created by John Thach and used with great success by American airmen against the Zero, was devised by Thach prior to the attack on Pearl Harbor, based on intelligence reports on the Zero's performance in China.