aircraft
Example Sentences
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The missile wasn’t functional and was likely intended to scare off aircraft attempting to down the drone, Zaruba said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
Masud, who has been in US custody since 2022, has pleaded not guilty to charges related to the "destruction of an aircraft resulting in death."
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
Allied countries have also responded and in the past week carried out a planned air exercise near the Russian exclave, using U.S. and Norwegian fighter aircraft and Polish ground forces.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
After landing, the aircraft taxied to the gate, and emergency personnel met the aircraft upon arrival, per procedure.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
Most consisted of two squadrons of ten aircraft apiece; Marina Raskova’s three female regiments were not going to change the outcome of an air war on this scale.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
