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Amelia Earhart received the Distinguished Flying Cross award on July 29, 1932, for being the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.
Yes, twice
A fighter pilot in Worl War II and the Korean War, he received the Flying Cross 6 times.
The Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) is awarded for aerial heroism. The act "must involve voluntary action in the face of danger and be well above the actions performed by others engaged in similar flight operations".
Distinguished Flying Cross - United Kingdom - was created on 1918-06-03.
Flight Lieutenant Michelle Jayne Goodman, RAF.
There have been many men to win the Distinguished Flying Cross awars. There does not seem to be anyone with the name Whit Rivet that has won award at any time.
The Air Force was then part of the Army, as the still-used theme song makes clear. Amelia was in neither service. She did receive the Distinguished Flying Cross for her services to aviation. As far as is known this was the first feminine award, and the first and only one to a Civilian airman- as it was later restricted to the military. Today there is both a Distinguished Flying Cross AND an Air Force Cross- two different medals. There is also the Distinguished Service Cross which sometimes has been awarded to, say Defense contractors who are, again, not in the AF Blue or Army Olive Green!.
John Glenn was awarded two Distinguished Flying Crosses for his military service as a pilot during World War II and the Korean War.
The distinguished flying cross is higher than the air medal.
Who from the royal air force has won the distinguished flying cross. The name of interesr is George Edward Ford