Definitions

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  • noun A navigator who accompanies the pilot of an aircraft.

Etymologies

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back seat +‎ -er

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Examples

  • Just 11 days later, on their second mission of the day -- their 88th over North Vietnam -- Lt.Col. Thorsness and "backseater" Johnson were attacked by an enemy MiG fighter, which scored a direct hit on their plane with a air-to-air missile.

    From Combat to Captivity C. Wyly Watson 2008

  • Operating from Takhli in Thailand, he and his "backseater," Harry Johnson, carried out "Wild Weasel" missions to identify and destroy hostile radar, flak and surface-to-air missile installations, clearing the way for fighter-bombers to attack vital targets in the communist homeland.

    From Combat to Captivity C. Wyly Watson 2008

  • An old friend of mine was a naval aviator, a "backseater".

    "The Bomber" Walter Jon Williams 2007

  • Ed Davis was the "backseater" on such an aircraft when it was shot down during an operational mission about 15 miles south of the city of Sepone in

    Davis, Edgar F. 1968

  • Lt. Col. Thorsness and "backseater" Johnson were attacked by an enemy MiG fighter, which scored a direct hit on their plane with a air-to-air missile.

    Encounter Books 2009

  • Operating from Takhli in Thailand, he and his "backseater," Harry Johnson, carried out "Wild Weasel" missions to identify and destroy hostile radar, flak and surface-to-air missile installations, clearing the way for fighter-bombers to attack vital targets in the communist homeland.

    Encounter Books 2009

  • Claims to have been USN Commander, and backseater in

    Heroes or Villains? 2010

  • Scharf, the pilot of an F4-C Phantom, along with his backseater, Lt. Martin Massucci were named in the August 1, 1992 Tourison memo identifying 19 New POW Cases.

    19 New POW Cases 2008

  • It turned out that Mary-Ann, who was married to an F-14 backseater, had lived all over the world.

    Married to the Military Meredith Leyva 2009

  • It turned out that Mary-Ann, who was married to an F-14 backseater, had lived all over the world.

    Married to the Military Meredith Leyva 2009

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