bomber crews

collocation in English

meaningsofbomberandcrew

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bomber
noun[C]
uk
/ˈbɒm.ər/us
/ˈbɑː.mɚ/
a person who ...
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crew
noun
uk
/kruː/us
/kruː/
a group of people who work together, especially all those who work on and operate a ship, ...
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(Definition ofbomberandcrewfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The state of readiness and alertness of our bomber crews is extraordinarily efficient.
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We should, of course, continue to train an adequate number of bomber crews.
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It would be wrong that the occasion should pass without our paying a tribute to what these bomber crews are doing.
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If so, does he think that bomber crews will stand beside their aircraft permanently in a period of tension?
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I believe it to be due, first of all, to the magnificent, glorious spirit of these bomber crews.
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He talked about bomber crews being able to scramble in one minute and twenty seconds.
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In addition, bomber crews and ground staffs are being given training in the mobility which might be expected of them in war.
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With extraordinary courage and determination, our bomber crews were pioneering and blazing the trail for those who are now carrying on their work.
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However skilful the bomber crews, however perfect the intelligence, the possibility of keeping that vast area clear of starting points for an attack seems to be perfectly hopeless.
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Part of his self-experimentation was to show that bottled oxygen should be provided to bomber crews.
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Many bomber crews flew double sorties on this night.
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Some 306 of the 728 bomber crews hit within three marker point.
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The object was simply to keep awake, like wartime bomber crews.
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It had about 1,300 light bomber crews and 4,500 fighter pilots.
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Losses in aircrew were equally heavy, with 650 men lost of 2,900, 22% of the bomber crews.
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From a distance of 240 km away the departing bomber crews could see the glare of the burning city.
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We join the bomber crews at rest and in preparation for the ordeal.
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Other bomber crews described it circling and going down under control with one engine out and a stabilizer missing.
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They were unpopular with bomber crews, who would avoid using them if at all possible.
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By 1942, it was mostly used for maritime patrol and operational training for bomber crews.
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