sortie

Example Sentences

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An air force pilot taking part in the protests told Channel 12 TV that as many as 60% of crews sent on bombing sorties in Syria are volunteer reservists.

From Reuters

We watch Roman take off for his latest sortie on Ukraine's eastern front with our camera in the cockpit.

From BBC

More than half a dozen European firms have announced developments of Urban Air Mobility vehicles for passenger use or for unmanned cargo sorties such as delivering medical supplies.

From Reuters

It has conducted numerous sorties to the moon and has begun the construction of a space station in Earth orbit.

From Scientific American

The panel added he may have had "an underlying level of fatigue" that could have affected his decision making and reaction times during the critical stages of the accident sortie.

From BBC