Description
- An oval, silver medal, 35 mm wide and 41 mm long. The obverse shows a bareheaded effigy of the reigning sovereign.
- The reverse shows Athena Nike seated on an aeroplane, a hawk rising from her right arm above the words FOR COURAGE, all within a laurel wreath.
- A bomb is attached to the clasp and ribbon by two wings.
- The ribbon is 32 mm wide, and consists of alternate violet and white stripes (1/16 inch wide) leaning 45 degrees to the left. A violet stripe is to appear in the bottom left and upper right corners when viewed on the wearer's chest. Until 1919, the stripes were horizontal.
- Further awards are signified by a straight slip-on silver bar with an eagle in the centre.
| Distinguished Flying Medal ribbon bars | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| DFM | DFM and Bar | ||
| 1918–1919 | |||
| 1919–1993 | |||
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