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The Distinguished Flying Cross, was authorized by an Act of Congress of July 2, 1926, an act amended by Executive Order 7786 on January 8, 1938. It was awarded first to Captain Charles Lindbergh, of the U.S. Army Corps Reserve, for his solo flight of 3600 miles across the Atlantic in 1927.
The first D.F.C. to be awarded to a Navy man was to Commander Richard E. Byrd, of the U.S. Navy Air Corps, on May 9, 1926, for his flight to and from the North PoleSee also: town of North Pole, Alaska and village of North Pole, New York. A North Pole is the northernmost point on any planet. There are various ways of defining a planet's North Pole. Earth's Pole, however it is defined, lies in the Arctic Ocean. Defini. Both of these aviatorAviators are people who fly aircraft either for pleasure or for a job. The term is normally applied to pilots but it can be applied more broadly, for example to include people such as wing-walkers who regularly take part in an aerobatic display sequence.s also received the Medal of Honor for their feats.
At least two civilians have received the award: Amelia EarhartAmelia Earhart ( July 24, 1897 July 2, 1937) was a famous American aviator. Flying career Born in Atchison, Kansas, Amelia Mary Earhart worked as a nurses aide in a military hospital in Canada during World War I. Her career began in Los Angeles in 1921 wh and Eugene ElyEugene Burton Ely ( October 21, 1886 October 19, 1911) was an aviation pioneer, credited with the first shipboard aircraft take off and landing. Ely was born in Davenport, Iowa and raised near Williamsburg, Iowa. He attended Iowa State University, graduat.
During wartime, members of the Armed Forces of friendly foreign nations serving with the United States are eligible for the D.F.C. It is also given to those who display heroism while working as instructors or students at flying schools.
The Distinguished Flying Cross was designed by Elizabeth Will and Arthur E. DuBois. It is a bronze cross pattee, with rays between the arms of the cross. On the obverse is a propeller of four blades, with one blade in each arm of the cross and in the re-entrant angles of the cross are rays which form a square. The cross is suspended by a recatgular-shaped bar and centered on this is a plain shield. The reverse is blank and suitable for engraving the recipients name and rank.
The ribbon has a narrow red center stripe, flanked on either side by a thin white stripe, a wide stripe of dark blue, a narrow white stripe and narrow dark blue at the edge of the ribbon.
Subsequent awards of the Distinguished Flying Cross are indicated by oak leaf clusters, for Army and Air Force personnel, and by award stars for members of the Naval services.
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