[Ads-l] Antedating of "Wing-Man"

[Bill Mullins]

1941 (Oregon MO) Holt County Sentinel 11 Apr 2/2

I was on the line, my wing man was turning me around to get me on the taxi strip so I could taxi down to the take-off line when I heard the doggondest racket right beside me.

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"Wing man" also exists in a sports (rugby, soccer, American football, etc) back to the turn of the century or so.  At least as interesting to me is the "wing man" sense of "fellow who goes to the bar with you in case you meet two women."

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