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Old 23rd Mar 2022, 16:37
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Originally Posted by teeteringhead
Surely an airman (no capital letter) is a wide-ranging generic description, contrasting with soldier or sailor.

I believe it would be correct to say: the Duke of Wellington was a soldier, Nelson was a sailor, and Guy Gibson was an airman.

Seems pretty straightforward to me ............
And is Pontious still a pilot?
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