squadronmate

English

Etymology

squadron +‎ mate

Noun

squadronmate (plural squadronmates)

1. One who is in the same squadron.
   • 2007 October 7, Jeremy Pearce, “Stanley P. Butchart Dies at 85; Pushed Airspeed Envelope”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     After the war, he studied engineering at the University of Washington, and maintained his friendship with a former squadronmate, George H.W. Bush .