RAAF replaces 'airmen' with 'aviators'

By Rebecca Gredley
Updated April 8 2021 - 5:22pm, first published 5:16pm
The RAAF has ditched the term 'airmen' and is now referring to its members as 'aviators'.
The RAAF has ditched the term 'airmen' and is now referring to its members as 'aviators'.

Members of Australia's air force will no longer be referred to as 'airmen', with the service adopting the term 'aviators'.

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