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search mission

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In air operations, an air reconnaissance by one or more aircraft dispatched to locate an object or objects known or suspected to be in a specific area.
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Noun1.search mission - a mission to discover something
military mission, mission - an operation that is assigned by a higher headquarters; "the planes were on a bombing mission"
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Two fishermen raised the alarm, sparking a search mission by Dee coastguards and crews from Flint's inshore lifeboat.
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Search missions aside, Wayne and Dodge's next big challenge is to upgrade to the next level of search and rescue qualification.
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A Brazilian Hercules plane on a search mission saw a band of wreckage along a three-mile (5km) strip, minister Nelson Jobim said, adding: "It confirms that the plane fell in this area.
Wreckage 'is from missing jet' by Independent Television News Limited (ITN)
 
 
 
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