The Distinguished Flying Cross was established for Officers and Warrant Officers of the RAF for acts of valour against the enemy whilst in the air

traditional

produced under approval from the UK Ministry of Defence

industrial emergencies and other dangerous situations where lives were at risk

This medal can be professionally court mounted or swing mounted

Spitfire Skirmish 500pc Jigsaw Puzzle Colour_Navy Blue The Distinguished Flying Cross wasIt's 1940 and the Battle of Britain is full steam ahead as the Spitfire and Messerschmitt tussle above the Thames. Flying the Spitfire is the renowned RAF officer Stapme Stapleton, the pilot who famously almost hit Tower Bridge as he pulled away from the skirmish depicted in this scene. Stapme later went on to shoot the single German pilot who escaped from an Allied prisoner of war camp, which was later depicted in the classic 1957 film, One That Got