flying force
Example Sentences
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The United States had spent billions building a flying force in Afghanistan to give Kabul an edge over Islamic insurgents.
From Reuters ● Dec. 29, 2021
This Wright machine was not only the first plane bought by the U S.: it was the winged germ of the world's first military flying force.
From Time Magazine Archive
Without any fanfare and with very little notice, a momentous change was thus made: the Army's flying force was turned over to flying men.
From Time Magazine Archive
In this gigantic maneuver every motor car in Paris was utilized, and the flying force of Gallieni became the "Army in Taxicabs," a name that will live as long as France exists.
From History of the World War An Authentic Narrative of the World's Greatest War by Francis Andrew March
And at that instant, under Colonel Barry St. Leger, the Western flying force of the enemy was being marshalled at Buck Island.
From The Little Red Foot by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers
