Sergeant pilot

It was also a term used in the United States Army Air Forces, where they were commonly called flying sergeants.

Enlisted pilots of the rank of unteroffizier and above made up a considerable portion of German fighter aces in World War I. NCOs who scored large numbers of aerial victories were often commissioned.

The adoption of transport and strategic bombing missions meant that a larger number of pilots were needed to perform monotonous and gruelling jobs.

On 17 December 2015, the United States Air Force announced that it would begin training enlisted airmen to fly remotely piloted aircraft, specifically the RQ-4 Global Hawk.

The first-ever female enlisted pilot completed RPA training at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph on 3 August 2017.

Royal Air Force Flight Sergeant George Unwin , September 1940. He would later receive a commission and rise to the rank of Wing Commander