Pilot officer (Plt Off officially in the RAF; PLTOFF in the RAAF and RNZAF; formerly P/O in the RCAF and frequently in the RAF) is the lowest commissioned rank in the Royal Air Force and the air forces of many other Commonwealth countries. It ranks immediately below flying officer. It normally denotes an officer who has elected to join as a non-graduate direct entrant officer, as those with degrees usually only serve a week at the rank after graduation from the RAF College Cranwell. Some newly commissioned officers hold the lower grade of acting pilot officer.
It has a NATO ranking code of OF-1 and is equivalent to a second lieutenant in the British Army or the Royal Marines. The Royal Navy has no exactly equivalent rank, and a pilot officer is senior to a Royal Navy midshipman and junior to a Royal Navy sub-lieutenant. In the Australian Armed Forces, the rank of pilot officer is equivalent to acting sub lieutenant in the Royal Australian Navy.
The equivalent rank in the Women's Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF) was assistant section officer.
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- 3 star rank
- 4 star rank
- 5 star rank
- Acting pilot officer
- Admiral
- Admiral (Royal Navy)
- Admiral of the fleet
- Air chief marshal
- Air commodore
- Air marshal
- Air vice-marshal
- Aircraftman
- Airman
- Bangladesh Air Force
- Brigadier
- British Armed Forces
- British Army
- Canadian Forces
- Captain (naval)
- Captain (OF-2)
- Captain (Royal Navy)
- Colonel
- Commandant (rank)
- Commander
- Commodore (rank)
- Corporal
- Ensign (rank)
- Field marshal
- Flight lieutenant
- Flying officer
- Flying suit
- General officer
- Group captain
- Indian Air Force
- Insignia
- Leading seaman
- Leftenan Muda TUDM
- Letters patent
- Lieutenant
- Lieutenant (navy)
- Lieutenant colonel
- Lieutenant commander
- Lieutenant Commander
- Major
- Marshal
- Midshipman
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- Pakistan Air Force
- Petty officer
- Pilot officer
- Private (rank)
- RAAF
- RAF College Cranwell
- RAF officer ranks
- Royal Air Force
- Royal Flying Corps
- Royal Marines
- Royal Navy
- Royal Thai Air Force
- Seaman
- Second lieutenant
- Sergeant
- Sergeant major
- Soldier
- Squadron leader
- Sri Lanka Air Force
- Sub-lieutenant
- Warrant officer
'Pilot Officer' is featured as a movie character in the following productions:
The Haunted Airman (2006)
Actors: Robert Pattinson (actor), Julian Sands (actor), Daniel Pemberton (composer), Chris Wilson (actor), Richard Fell (producer), Rachel Sterling (actress), Rachael Stirling (actress), Robert Whitelock (actor), Jake Martin (editor), Scott Handy (actor), Chris Durlacher (director), Chris Durlacher (producer), Chris Durlacher (writer), Lucy Hopkins (miscellaneous crew), Sue Thomson (costume designer),
Plot: In World War II, the airman Toby Jugg is hit in the spine during an airborne attack and he becomes paraplegic. His aunt-in-law Julia Jugg is his only relative and sends him to rest in a clinic in the countryside. Toby is in love with Julia and writes several letters to her but she does not respond. Toby is haunted by shadows and bugs and Dr. Hal Burns, who is responsible for his treatment, complains that Toby does not open his feelings to him. One day, one intern goes to the town and brings a letter from Julia to Toby, and he finds that Dr. Burns is hiding his correspondence. When Julia is informed, she comes to the clinic to stay with Toby that seems to be mentally ill. One night, Dr. Burns gives a razor to Toby and tells him to do the right thing, trying to induce him to commit suicide. But late night Toby discovers the secret of Julia and Hal.
Keywords: airman, aunt-nephew-relationship, based-on-novel, blackout, bomber-pilot, conflict-of-interest, incestuous-kiss, insanity, lingerie, nunGenres: Drama, Thriller, War,
Taglines: What exists beyond the twilight will haunt him forever...
Mosquito Squadron (1969)
Actors: David McCallum (actor), Doreen Soan (miscellaneous crew), Peter Copley (actor), Nicky Henson (actor), Robert Urquhart (actor), Vladek Sheybal (actor), Andreas Malandrinos (actor), Charles Gray (actor), Lewis J. Rachmil (producer), Boris Sagal (director), Bryan Marshall (actor), George Layton (actor), Dinsdale Landen (actor), Michael Anthony (actor), Frank Cordell (composer),
Plot: Squadron Leader Quint Munroe, an RAF pilot in World War II, has a hard time dealing with the presumed death in action of fellow Sq. Leader David 'Scotty' Scott, whose family practically raised him when he was orphaned, so they were like brothers. RAF Air Commodore Hufford has a crucial task for Quint, who is no longer serving in the squadron: a reconnaissance flight over the château de Charlon, a castle in occupied France, where the Nazis are probably developing a new generation of flying bombs; the defenses are indeed suspiciously tight. When analyzed, the photos show the castle grounds harbor an underground launching tunnel, and Quint gets a nearly impossible precision top-secret mission: select and train a team in only 10 days, when the French underground believes the first launch is planned, to 'aim' a new type of bouncing bomb into the tunnel, to blow up the whole Luftwaffe installation. Quint falls in love with Scotty's young widow Beth Scott, whose crippled brother, Flight Lieutenant Douglas Shelton, is on his team. After the Gestapo catches and tortures a French underground member, the Luftwaffe drops a film showing the castle being filled with captured RAF men, one of which is, to Quint and Doug's shock, Scotty, not dead after all, causing a dilemma for which Quint presents an even more daring solution, to be prepared in a few days...
Keywords: aerial-photography, air-raid, airforce, b-movie, bomber, bomber-pilot, bombing-mission, bombing-raid, bouncing-bomb, chateauGenres: Drama, War,
Taglines: To save England, he must sacrifice everything he loves.
Quotes:
Hufford: Ah, what do you say, Munroe, hmm? What are the odds?::Munroe: About the same as spitting in an Air Commodore's eye from an express train, sir.[During a low level flight to a target in France, Munroe's Navigator leans over to him]::Flt. Sgt. Wiley Bunce: I hope you brought your driving licence with you.::Munroe: What for?::Flt. Sgt. Wiley Bunce: You fly this thing any lower, you're going to need it!
Flt. Sgt. Wiley Bunce: [Pointing to the V-1 launchers] Look at those bastards! Three V-1's ready to take off!::Munroe: Enough to flatten another square mile of London!::Flt. Sgt. Wiley Bunce: We're not stopping enough of them, are we sir?::Munroe: No, we're just thinning them out a little.
Wing Commander Clyde Penrose: You were close, weren't you?::Munroe: [Walking off] We were brought up together.::Wing Commander Clyde Penrose: [Walking alongside] Really? Were there family connections?::Munroe: No. My mother and father were killed some time ago. I've always thought of Sqaudron Leader Scott's parents as my own::Wing Commander Clyde Penrose: I see.::Munroe: Well, I suppose i'd better go and tell them.::Wing Commander Clyde Penrose: Hateful business. I could never find the words.
Flt. Lieut. Douglas Shelton: [Watching Beth walkaway in tears] What did you say to my sister?::Munroe: I didn't have to say anything.::Flt. Lieut. Douglas Shelton: [Face falls] Scotty? [Quint nods]
Munroe: When do you return to duty?::Flt. Lieut. Douglas Shelton: Duty? What duty? [Indicates his missing arm] flying a desk one handed!::Munroe: If that's all you think you can handle.::Flt. Lieut. Douglas Shelton: Well, they've offered me a hook - makes a marvelous back scratcher, so I'm told!::Munroe: Well, I'm sure Scotty would settle for it right now [Leaves]
Munroe: [Watching Quint come back from talking to Beth] Do you thing I should go to her?::Flt. Lieut. Douglas Shelton: No, I don't think you should go to her! Just let her cry!
Mr. Scott: When your parents died, and you came to live with us, Mother and I always admired your spirit, the way you handled your grief, and went on with your life.::Munroe: Well, that's what they would have wanted me to do.::Mr. Scott: I... I only hope we can do as well, Quint.
Munroe: [On the recon mission to Charlon] How close do you want to go?::Major Kemble: Part their hair, Squadron leader!
Major Kemble: [Indicating the German flak gunners] Noisy lot, wern't they::Munroe: Lat's a lot of flak for one chateau! they must have something they don't want seen.::Major Kemble: It's a good reason for us to have to go in again!
Mosquito Squadron (1969)
Actors: David McCallum (actor), Doreen Soan (miscellaneous crew), Peter Copley (actor), Nicky Henson (actor), Robert Urquhart (actor), Vladek Sheybal (actor), Andreas Malandrinos (actor), Charles Gray (actor), Lewis J. Rachmil (producer), Boris Sagal (director), Bryan Marshall (actor), George Layton (actor), Dinsdale Landen (actor), Michael Anthony (actor), Frank Cordell (composer),
Plot: Squadron Leader Quint Munroe, an RAF pilot in World War II, has a hard time dealing with the presumed death in action of fellow Sq. Leader David 'Scotty' Scott, whose family practically raised him when he was orphaned, so they were like brothers. RAF Air Commodore Hufford has a crucial task for Quint, who is no longer serving in the squadron: a reconnaissance flight over the château de Charlon, a castle in occupied France, where the Nazis are probably developing a new generation of flying bombs; the defenses are indeed suspiciously tight. When analyzed, the photos show the castle grounds harbor an underground launching tunnel, and Quint gets a nearly impossible precision top-secret mission: select and train a team in only 10 days, when the French underground believes the first launch is planned, to 'aim' a new type of bouncing bomb into the tunnel, to blow up the whole Luftwaffe installation. Quint falls in love with Scotty's young widow Beth Scott, whose crippled brother, Flight Lieutenant Douglas Shelton, is on his team. After the Gestapo catches and tortures a French underground member, the Luftwaffe drops a film showing the castle being filled with captured RAF men, one of which is, to Quint and Doug's shock, Scotty, not dead after all, causing a dilemma for which Quint presents an even more daring solution, to be prepared in a few days...
Keywords: aerial-photography, air-raid, airforce, b-movie, bomber, bomber-pilot, bombing-mission, bombing-raid, bouncing-bomb, chateauGenres: Drama, War,
Taglines: To save England, he must sacrifice everything he loves.
Quotes:
Hufford: Ah, what do you say, Munroe, hmm? What are the odds?::Munroe: About the same as spitting in an Air Commodore's eye from an express train, sir.[During a low level flight to a target in France, Munroe's Navigator leans over to him]::Flt. Sgt. Wiley Bunce: I hope you brought your driving licence with you.::Munroe: What for?::Flt. Sgt. Wiley Bunce: You fly this thing any lower, you're going to need it!
Flt. Sgt. Wiley Bunce: [Pointing to the V-1 launchers] Look at those bastards! Three V-1's ready to take off!::Munroe: Enough to flatten another square mile of London!::Flt. Sgt. Wiley Bunce: We're not stopping enough of them, are we sir?::Munroe: No, we're just thinning them out a little.
Wing Commander Clyde Penrose: You were close, weren't you?::Munroe: [Walking off] We were brought up together.::Wing Commander Clyde Penrose: [Walking alongside] Really? Were there family connections?::Munroe: No. My mother and father were killed some time ago. I've always thought of Sqaudron Leader Scott's parents as my own::Wing Commander Clyde Penrose: I see.::Munroe: Well, I suppose i'd better go and tell them.::Wing Commander Clyde Penrose: Hateful business. I could never find the words.
Flt. Lieut. Douglas Shelton: [Watching Beth walkaway in tears] What did you say to my sister?::Munroe: I didn't have to say anything.::Flt. Lieut. Douglas Shelton: [Face falls] Scotty? [Quint nods]
Munroe: When do you return to duty?::Flt. Lieut. Douglas Shelton: Duty? What duty? [Indicates his missing arm] flying a desk one handed!::Munroe: If that's all you think you can handle.::Flt. Lieut. Douglas Shelton: Well, they've offered me a hook - makes a marvelous back scratcher, so I'm told!::Munroe: Well, I'm sure Scotty would settle for it right now [Leaves]
Munroe: [Watching Quint come back from talking to Beth] Do you thing I should go to her?::Flt. Lieut. Douglas Shelton: No, I don't think you should go to her! Just let her cry!
Mr. Scott: When your parents died, and you came to live with us, Mother and I always admired your spirit, the way you handled your grief, and went on with your life.::Munroe: Well, that's what they would have wanted me to do.::Mr. Scott: I... I only hope we can do as well, Quint.
Munroe: [On the recon mission to Charlon] How close do you want to go?::Major Kemble: Part their hair, Squadron leader!
Major Kemble: [Indicating the German flak gunners] Noisy lot, wern't they::Munroe: Lat's a lot of flak for one chateau! they must have something they don't want seen.::Major Kemble: It's a good reason for us to have to go in again!
Bratkartoffeln inbegriffen (1967)
Actors: Fritz Umgelter (director), Harald Dietl (actor), Helmut Förnbacher (actor), Wolfgang Jansen (actor), Volkert Kraeft (actor), Martin Lüttge (actor), Günter Mack (actor), Jörg Pleva (actor), Rolf Becker (actor), Frithjof Vierock (actor), Ulrich von Dobschütz (actor), Wolfgang Hess (actor), Nobert Beilharz (actor), Volker Lechtenbrink (actor), Arnold Wesker (writer),
Genres: Drama,Think It Over (1945)
Actors: Jack Raine (actor), Richard Attenborough (actor), Roy Ward Baker (director), Gerald Case (actor), Faith Brook (actress), Jack Allen (actor), Mackenzie Ward (actor), Derek Blomfield (actor), Betty Forster (miscellaneous crew), Derek Gorst (actor), Esma Lewis (actress), Derek Chambers (editor), Thomas Browne (writer), Richard Nelson (actor),
Genres: Drama, Short, War,
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