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 ............
Wholeheartedly agree, though Guy Gibson’s ground crew were also airmen.
The shockingly poor English and lack of proof reading in the article is typical of most writing these days, but deeply disappointing in the RAF’s own website.