Sentence examples for command flew from inspiring English sources

Few pilots with Britain's Second World War Bomber Command flew as many sorties or had as much success as Geoff Rothwell.

The officers, from the Metropolitan police's counter-terrorism command, flew to Tripoli where they met Libyan officials to discuss how the investigation could progress.

They asserted, without confirmation, that the few aging warplanes under their command flew bombing missions against Colonel Qaddafi's stronghold in Surt and, for the first time, a rebel helicopter joined the battle in Ajdabiya.

The 49th's commanders oversaw the safest spell in Bosnia since American troops began arriving five years ago in December, with no deaths or major accidents, officials said, even though active and reserve troops under its command flew 14,000 hours in the air and covered 1.25 million miles on the ground.

RAF Bomber Command flew 92 sorties against German invasion targets at Boulogne, Calais, Ostend, Dunkirk, and Antwerp.

The British did not assist Poland by land or sea, but over the ensuing weeks, RAF Bomber Command flew several missions against German targets.

"All forward!" "Backpaddle!" "Right turn!" "Left turn!" Commands fly over the raft along with sprays of icy water.

If you're commanding flying units, like helicopters, instruct them to fly as low to the ground as possible.

He transferred to the Military Airlift Command and flew cargo transport routes across the Pacific before leaving the service the year that Hawaii became the 50th state.

Under French command, they flew against the Germans in wood and canvas contraptions about as well engineered as a love seat from Ikea.

He trained as a navigator in Bomber Command and flew on a number of operations until, in 1942, his plane suffered a direct hit over France.