Meanings of flying combat in English

Others had been flying combat missions with the French military over Mali.

He'll have you back flying combat missions the day you come out, Purple Heart and all.'

And the vodka allotment for flying combat missions.

Indeed, at that very moment the Air Force was flying combat air patrols over the offices at the Capitol.

After flying combat missions during the Korean war, he became a test pilot and joined Nasa's astronaut programme in 1962.

He left after two years to become a Navy pilot, flying combat missions in the Korean War and winning three medals.

Reuters correspondents saw military helicopters flying combat sorties over Marawi City and smoke rising from parts of town amid machinegun fire.

Our Defence Correspondent Jonathan Beale has been given rare access to the base where crews are currently flying combat missions against IS.

It was frank and forthright and it was very valuable. Australia is a staunch U.S. ally and is currently flying combat missions in Syria.

When the F-35 was conceived in the late 1990s, it was expected to begin flying combat missions as early as 2010.

The realization of black pilots flying combat aircraft for the U.S. military was put to its most critical test July 19, 1941.

" Flying combat missions over Europe is not what I call nothing," said Browne.

'He has to be crazy to keep flying combat missions after all the close calls he's had.

'I've got to keep flying combat missions because of that dose of yours until they kill me.'