Distinguished Flying Cross
Americannoun
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Military. a decoration awarded for heroic or extraordinary achievement while on aerial duty.
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British Military. a decoration awarded for similar achievement while in flying operations against an enemy. D.F.C.
Example Sentences
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The pilots got the Silver Star, while the tanker crew will be presented with the Distinguished Flying Cross next month.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026
In July 1941, he was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross - awarded to RAF personnel for an act or acts of valour, courage or devotion to duty while flying in active operations.
From BBC • Mar. 17, 2025
He had visited some of those places during the Vietnam War when, in 1967 and 1968, he was an Army helicopter medevac pilot and earned the Distinguished Flying Cross for his valor.
From New York Times • Jan. 19, 2024
It was planes that he loved, and he flew more than two dozen combat missions in World War II, earning the Distinguished Flying Cross.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 30, 2023
A third showed him the "D.F.C.," or Distinguished Flying Cross.
From The Flying Legion by England, George Allan
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