Description
The cross is a cross flory and is 2⅛ inches wide. The horizontal and bottom bars are terminated with bumps, the upper bar with a rose. The front of the medal features aeroplane propellers superimposed on the vertical arms of the cross and wings on the horizontal arms. In the centre is a laurel wreath around the RAF monogram surmounted by an Imperial Crown.
The reverse features the Royal Cypher in the centre and the year of issue engraved on the lower arm. The medal is issued named.
The ribbon was originally white with purple broad horizontal stripes, but changed in 1919 to the current white with purple broad diagonal stripes.
The medal was designed by Edward Carter Preston.
| Distinguished Flying Cross ribbon bars | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| DFC | DFC and Bar | DFC and Two Bars | |
| 1918–1919 | |||
| since 1919 | |||
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