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The Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) - United Kingdom is the third-level military decoration
Instituted on 3rd June 1918.
Awarded to officers and warrant officers of the Royal Air Force for an act or acts of valour, courage or devotion to duty while flying on active operations against the enemy.
A bar is added to the medal ribbon for subsequent acts of valour, for which a subsequent D.F.C. would be awarded. Recipients of the medal are entitled to use the letters D.F.C. after their name. The medal was issued with no inscription of the recipient's name.
During the First World War there were about 1,100 D.F.C. awards.
It is equivalent to the Distinguished Service Cross (D.S.C) for acts of valour at sea and the Military Cross (M.C.) for acts of valour on land.
This silver medal was designed by the medallist E Carter Preston. He was the winner of the design for the Next of Kin Memorial Plaque.
Source: http://www.greatwar.co.uk/medals/ww1-gallantry-awards.htm#DFC
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