How to Use aircrew in a Sentence

aircrew

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  • The bomber was destroyed, and the two aircrew were unharmed.
    — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 6 June 2023
  • The aircrew were able to land the aircraft, but the plane was so badly damaged that the service just left the plane outdoors in the desert.
    — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 3 Nov. 2022
  • Most of the aircrew and support staff working with the squadrons on the ground are women as well, officials said.
    — Ruth Serven Smith | Rserven@al.com, al, 12 Feb. 2023
  • The planes will help resolve the fate of nearly two dozen aircrew listed as MIA for nearly 80 years.
    — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 2 Dec. 2022
  • The aircrew was able to find the agents and the two patients in a narrow cut below Montana Peak but was unable to land due to the terrain.
    — Luke Barr, ABC News, 7 July 2023
  • The man told the aircrew the bear harassed him nightly for several days after the attack.
    — Alex Sundby, CBS News, 22 July 2021
  • The helicopter then rolled off the right or starboard side of the deck and plunged into the sea with six sailors on board — two pilots, two aircrew and two corpsmen.
    — Andrew Dyer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 May 2022
  • The two pilots and four aircrew from Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 41 survived the crash.
    — Kristina Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Jan. 2024
  • Not knowing how to correct for the malfunction, the aircrew and their passengers were doomed.
    — Sean Gallagher, Ars Technica, 13 Nov. 2018
  • The aircrew flew them to Eugene Airport, where sheriff’s deputies were waiting.
    — Fox News, 5 Jan. 2022
  • The aircrew also gave the man instructions over the loudspeaker.
    — David Hernandez, sandiegouniontribune.com, 17 Dec. 2017
  • Once the testing program is complete, the helmets are scheduled to begin rolling out to aircrews next year.
    — Sascha Brodsky, Popular Mechanics, 14 Apr. 2023
  • In response, aircrews have begun to use eye protection or use visors as shields against the lasers.
    — Jeremy Page, WSJ, 3 May 2018
  • Video shows the moment a Coast Guard Cape Cod aircrew approached the ship in a helicopter, hovered over the deck, and lowered a stretcher to transport the man.
    — Kate Armanini, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Jan. 2023
  • The pilots and aircrew bailed out of the aircraft using parachutes located in the aircraft.
    — Jamie McIntyre, Washington Examiner, 1 Sep. 2020
  • Navy pilots and aircrew are in constant debate over boot color—black or brown.
    — Cory Graff, Popular Mechanics, 18 Apr. 2021
  • The other member of the aircrew, a student aviator from North Carolina, also was killed in the crash.
    — Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 26 Oct. 2020
  • The 24-person aircrew was held for 10 days before being released.
    — Joel Mathis, The Week, 13 June 2023
  • To cut costs, Cathay has slashed pilot base salaries by about 40 percent, angering many members of its aircrew.
    — Tiffany May, New York Times, 29 May 2023
  • Details about passengers and the aircrew began to emerge on Tuesday.
    — Elaine Yu, WSJ, 22 Mar. 2022
  • The note adds that should the departure from the White House be delayed, a second aircrew would be needed for the return flight due to duty-hour restrictions.
    — Zeke J Miller, Time, 3 Aug. 2017
  • The aircrew landed the chopper and attended to the woman, helping to control her bleeding from a head wound – even working through the border fence.
    — Greg Norman, Fox News, 3 June 2021
  • The event is an opportunity for fans to get an up-close look at select military aircraft from the air show, as well as meet some of the aircrew who fly them.
    — Kathryn Gregory, The Courier-Journal, 1 Apr. 2022
  • Four aircrew members were aboard the aircraft for a training mission and ejected safely.
    — USA TODAY, 5 Jan. 2024
  • Had the rest of the aircrew ejected the OSO, unable to escape or control the aircraft, would have almost certainly been handed a death sentence.
    — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 8 June 2018
  • The Army will issue the M17 to officers, aircrews, weapons crews, medics, and special operations forces.
    — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 9 Aug. 2017
  • Top Gun fliers and the Blue Angels still insist on black as part of their uniform, but brown boots are more popular among typical aircrew.
    — Cory Graff, Popular Mechanics, 18 Apr. 2021
  • During the war, Chan, now 97, worked as a radio operator on an aircrew that dropped supplies in combat zones.
    — Javonte Anderson, USA TODAY, 11 Nov. 2021
  • Up to 3,000 aircrew pass through Sydney each week, local officials say.
    — Mike Cherney, WSJ, 19 Dec. 2020
  • We are resolved to locating our aircrew and bringing them home to their families.
    — Lawrence Richard, Fox News, 5 Dec. 2023

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