[
US
/ˈwɪŋmən/
]
NOUN
- the pilot who positions his aircraft outside and behind (on the wing of) the leader of a flying formation
How To Use wingman In A Sentence
- I point the nose of my shattered plane towards Hendon, my new wingman close behind me.
- Keeping a relatively tight formation in rough air was physically taxing, especially if you were flying wingman positions in a six-ship flight.
- What would you do if your wingman or an aircraft from outside your flight declared an emergency?
- Her wingman obeyed, turning a somersault and ending up flying straight at the Flankers.
- As I turned off the runway, I saw my wingman's landing light disappear into the fog at about 50 feet above the runway threshold.
- My wingman aborted somewhere along the line, and I escorted a B- 17 to a successful ditching in the middle of the North Sea.
- Wingman Paul Gardner crossed for the vital decider and two further goals from deadly marksman Innes made absolutely sure of a happy return journey.
- This, of course, left me without a wingman, which is not the greatest feeling in the world. Thud Ridge
- A quick call over our squadron common frequency let our wingman know he had the mission, and the aircrew in the turning backup would be his wingman.
- Kosier is valuable as a swingman who can play guard and tackle.