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  2. Indian Air Force ranks and insignia - Wikipedia

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    Upon the establishment of establishment of India's independence in 1947, the country became a dominion within the British Commonwealth of Nations; nevertheless, the armed forces, namely, the British Indian Army (BIA), the Royal Indian Navy (RIN) and the Royal Indian Air Force (RIAF) - under the helm of King George VI as the Commander-in-Chief, retained their respective pre-independence ranks ...

  3. Flight lieutenant - Wikipedia

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    Flight lieutenant is the most common officer rank in the RAF; in April 2013, for example, there were 8,230 RAF officers, of whom 3,890 (47.3%) were flight lieutenants. [8] In RAF informal usage, a flight lieutenant is sometimes referred to as a "flight lieuy". A Flight Lieutenant's starting salary is £42,008.48 as of 2019. [9]

  4. Indian Armed Forces - Wikipedia

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    Flight lieutenant: Sub lieutenant: Lieutenant: Flying officer: Junior commissioned ranks. Master chief petty officer ... Ghatak is a Hindi word meaning "killer" or ...

  5. Indian Air Force - Wikipedia

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    The IAF uses the HAL HJT-16 Kiran mk.I for intermediate flight training of cadets, while the HJT-16 Kiran mk.II provides advanced flight and weapons training. [202] [203] The HAL HJT-16 Kiran Mk.2 is also operated by the Surya Kiran Aerobatic Team (SKAT) of the IAF. [204] The Kiran is to be replaced by the HAL HJT-36 Sitara. [205]

  6. Indian Army ranks and insignia - Wikipedia

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    Upon the establishment of India's independence in 1947, the country became a dominion within the British Commonwealth of Nations.Nevertheless, the armed forces, namely, the British Indian Army (IA), the Royal Indian Navy (RIN) and the Royal Indian Air Force (RIAF) - under the helm of King George VI as the Commander-in-Chief - retained their respective pre-independence ranks and corresponding ...

  7. Flight officer - Wikipedia

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    The title flight officer was a military rank used by the United States Army Air Forces during World War II, and also an air force rank in several Commonwealth countries, where it was used for female officers and was equivalent to the rank of flight lieutenant. The term flight officer is sometimes used today to describe job title positions as ...

  8. Lieutenant - Wikipedia

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    The word lieutenant derives from French; the lieu meaning "place" as in a position (cf. in lieu of); and tenant meaning "holding" as in "holding a position"; thus a "lieutenant" is a placeholder for a superior, during their absence (compare the Latin locum tenens).

  9. Shivangi Singh - Wikipedia

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    Lieutenant Shivangi Singh (born 15 March 1995 [1]) is an Indian serving in the Indian Navy. [3] Lt. Shivangi hails from Fetehabad Village of Muzaffarpur District, Bihar and previously flew the pilatus aircraft. [4] Lt shivangi (Indian Navy) and flight Lt shivangi Singh (Indian Air force) are two different people. [5]