loadmastern.
/ˈləʊdmɑːstə//ˈləʊdmastə/ Aeronautics.
The crew member of an aircraft who is responsible for the load or cargo.
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1961 Newsweek 6 Mar. 9 The United Nations and C-130 loadmasters did most of the work.
1967 New Scientist 17 Aug. 328 The aircraft [sc. Douglas C-47s] carry a crew of eight—pilot, co-pilot, navigator, flight mechanic, load master (who also drops the flares), two gun loaders, and a Vietnamese Air Force liaison officer.
1973 Daily Tel. 2 Oct. 2 If she passes her 14-week officer training course she will join an aircrew as a loadmaster.
1974 Daily Tel. 22 Feb. 14/4 Flying Officer Howard has logged 3,500 flying hours all over the world as an air loadmaster in VC-10s of No. 10 Squadron based at Brize Norton. The job, formerly known as air quartermaster, was given air crew status in 1962.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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