Leading Aircraftman
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Leading Aircraftman
Leading Aircraftman (LAC) (or Leading Aircraftwoman (LACW) is a rank in some
air forces
, between
Aircraftman
and
Senior Aircraftman
and having a
NATO
rank code of OR-2. The rank badge is a horizontal two-bladed
propeller
. The rank originated in the
Royal Air Force
, when it was formed in
1918
. It replaced the
Royal Flying Corps
rank of Air Mechanic 1st Class (which wore the same badge). It was only a trade classification until
1 January
1951
, when it became a rank, although it is non-supervisory.Leading Aircraftman is also a rank in the
Royal Australian Air Force
(which uses a single chevron rather than a propeller device),
Royal New Zealand Air Force
,
Indian Air Force
,
Ghana Air Force
and the
Sri Lanka Air Force
, and was a rank with the former
Royal Canadian Air Force
.
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