Awarded to Officers and Warrant Officers for an act or acts of valour, courage, or devotion to duty performed whilst flying in active operations against the enemy.
Bars: For additional acts of bravery. Silver bar with an eagle in centre.
Obverse: Cross flory terminated in the horizontal and base bars with bombs, the upper bar terminating with a rose, surmounted by another cross composed of aeroplane propellers charged in the centre with a roundel within a wreath of laurels, a rose winged ensigned by an Imperial Crown, theron the letters RAF.
Description: Cross flory, 2 1/8 inches across, silver.
Reverse: Royal Cypher above the date 1918 in a circle, year of issue on lower arm.
Mounting: Ring at top of cross attached to the suspender by a small ring.
Ribbon: 1 1/4 inches; Violet and White alternate diagonal stripes 1/8" at 45 degrees left to right. The Violet colour is to appear in the bottom left and upper right corners when viewed on the wearer's chest. Until 1919, the stripes were horizontal.
Total Issued as of 1983:
A/C Jonny Fauquier, DSO and two Bars, DFC, Croix de Guerre with Palm, Legion of Honour--- King of the Dambusters; the first RCAF Officer and non-Briton to command an RAF bomber squadron, 617 Squadron.
The Military Cross
The Air Force Cross