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Photograph of the roll of honour to British airmen in St. Clement Danes
The Victoria Cross (VC ) is a military decoration awarded for valour "in the face of the enemy" to members of armed forces of some Commonwealth countries and previous British Empire territories. It takes precedence over all other postnominals and medals. It can be awarded to a person of any rank in any service and civilians under military command, and is presented to the recipient by the British monarch during an investiture held at Buckingham Palace . It is the joint highest award for bravery in the United Kingdom with the George Cross , which is the equivalent honour for valour not "in the face of the enemy".[1] The VC has been awarded on 1356 occasions to 1353 individual recipients.
The ribbon is crimson, 38 mm (1.5 inches) wide. The original (1856) specification for the award stated that the ribbon should be red for army recipients and blue for naval ones.[2] However the dark blue ribbon was abolished soon after the formation of the Royal Air Force on 1 April 1918. On 22 May 1920 King George V signed a warrant that stated all recipients would now receive a red ribbon and the living recipients of the naval version were required to exchange their ribbons for the new colour.[3] [4]
There have been a total of 26 recipients of the VC who were serving in the Royal Air Force , including the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve , at the time of their valiant deed or deeds. First World War VCs awarded to airmen in the Royal Flying Corps (13 [citation needed ] in total) and the Royal Naval Air Service (2 in total) are not listed below, see the RN page for the RNAS recipients. The vast majority of air force VCs awarded in a single conflict were for the Second World War , with the majority being won by Bomber Command aircrew and only one going to Fighter Command.[5] Second World War dominion air force personnel under RAF command are not listed below. Their tally is as follows: Royal New Zealand Air Force (3 awards), Royal Australian Air Force (2 awards), Royal Canadian Air Force (2 awards ), South African Air Force (1 award). Additionally, two Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm airmen won the VC during the Second World War, one of whom was attached from the Royal Canadian Navy .
All of the 26 men who won the VC while serving in the RAF were aircrew. Although no RAF ground branch officers or tradesmen have ever won the VC while serving in the RAF, Group Captain F H Kirby , who was an RAF equipment officer, won the VC for his actions during the Second Boer War when he was a corporal in the Royal Engineers .[6] No RAF personnel have been awarded the VC since the end of the Second World War.
Recipients
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This along with the * indicates that the Victoria Cross was awarded posthumously
Name
Unit
Date of action
Conflict
Place of action
Notes
Edward Mannock
074 No. 74 Squadron and No. 85 Squadron
17 June 1918 to 26 July 1918*
First World War
Western Front
[7]
Andrew Beauchamp-Proctor
084 No. 84 Squadron
8 August 1918 to 8 October 1918
First World War
Western Front
[8]
Ferdinand West
008 No. 8 Squadron
10 August 1918
First World War
Near Ham and Hombleux , France
[9]
William Barker
201 No. 201 Squadron (attached)
27 October 1918
First World War
Over the Forêt de Mormal , France
[10]
Donald Garland
012 No. 12 Squadron
12 May 1940*
Second World War
Over the Albert Canal , Belgium
[11]
Thomas Gray
012 No. 12 Squadron
12 May 1940*
Second World War
Over the Albert Canal , Belgium
[11]
Roderick Learoyd
049 No. 49 Squadron
12 August 1940
Second World War
Over the Dortmund-Ems Canal , Germany
[12]
James Nicolson
249 No. 249 Squadron
16 August 1940
Second World War
Near Southampton , England
[13]
John Hannah
083 No. 83 Squadron
15 September 1940
Second World War
Over Antwerp , Belgium
[14]
Kenneth Campbell
022 No. 22 Squadron
6 April 1941*
Second World War
Over Brest Harbour, France
[15]
Hughie Edwards
105 No. 105 Squadron
4 July 1941
Second World War
Over the port of Bremen , Germany
[16]
Arthur Scarf
062 No. 62 Squadron
9 December 1941*
Second World War
Over and on return from Singora , Thailand
[17]
John Nettleton
044 No. 44 (Rhodesia) Squadron
17 April 1942
Second World War
On the outward flight and over Augsburg , Germany
[18]
Leslie Manser
050 No. 50 Squadron
30 May 1942 to 31 May 1942*
Second World War
Over and attempting to return from Cologne , Germany
[19]
Hugh Malcolm
018 No. 18 Squadron
4 December 1942*
Second World War
Near Chougui , Tunisia
[20]
Guy Gibson
617 No. 617 Squadron
16 May 1943 to 17 May 1943
Second World War
Over the Möhne and Eder dams, Germany
[21]
Arthur Aaron
218 No. 218 Squadron
12 August 1943*
Second World War
Over Turin , Italy and on the return flight to Bone , North Africa
[22]
William Reid
061 No. 61 Squadron
3 November 1943
Second World War
On the outward flight and over and returning from Düsseldorf , Germany
[23]
Cyril Barton
578 No. 578 Squadron
30 March 1944*
Second World War
On the outward flight and over and returning from Nuremberg , Germany
[24]
Norman Jackson
106 No. 106 Squadron
26 April 1944 to 27 April 1944
Second World War
Attempting to return from Schweinfurt , Germany
[25]
John Cruickshank
210 No. 210 Squadron
17 July 1944 to 18 July 1944
Second World War
North Atlantic
[26]
Ian Bazalgette
635 No. 635 Squadron
4 August 1944*
Second World War
Over Trossy St. Maximin and flying to Senantes , France
[27]
Leonard Cheshire
000 Several bomber squadrons
1940 to 1944
Second World War
Western Europe
[28]
David Lord
271 No. 271 Squadron
19 September 1944*
Second World War
Over Arnhem , Holland
[29]
Robert Palmer
109 No. 109 Squadron
23 December 1944*
Second World War
Over Cologne , Germany
[30]
George Thompson
009 No. 9 Squadron
1 January 1945*
Second World War
Over the Dortmund-Ems Canal , Germany
[31]
Andrew c. Mynarski 419 Sq 12 June 1944 Second World War France
References
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General
Specific
^ "Original warrant, Clause Two": Secondly. It is ordained that the Cross shall be suspended from the left breast by a blue riband for the Navy, and by a red riband for the Army
^ "The Victoria Cross" . Imperial War Museum Collections . Imperial War Museum. Archived from the original on 2 April 2010. Retrieved 15 November 2008 .
^ "The Victoria Cross mentioned in newsletter" (PDF) . Army Museum of Western Australia. 1 September 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2007. Retrieved 21 June 2007 .
^ Neil, Tom (15 September 2015). Scramble: The Dramatic Story of a Young Fighter Pilot's Experiences During the Battle of Britain and the Siege of Malta . Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 9781445649528 .
^ "London South" . Archived from the original on 27 October 2004. Retrieved 28 November 2004 .
^ "No. 31463" . The London Gazette . 18 July 1919. p. 9136.
^ "No. 31042" . The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 November 1918. p. 14204.
^ "No. 30999" . The London Gazette (Supplement). 5 November 1918. p. 13199.
^ "No. 31042" . The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 November 1918. p. 14203.
^ a b "No. 34870" . The London Gazette . 11 June 1940. p. 3516.
^ "No. 34927" . The London Gazette (Supplement). 20 August 1940. p. 5090.
^ "No. 34993" . The London Gazette . 15 November 1940. p. 6569.
^ "No. 34958" . The London Gazette . 1 October 1940. p. 5788.
^ "No. 35486" . The London Gazette (Supplement). 10 March 1942. p. 1163.
^ "No. 35225" . The London Gazette . 22 July 1941. p. 4213.
^ "No. 37623" . The London Gazette (Supplement). 21 June 1946. p. 3211.
^ "No. 35539" . The London Gazette (Supplement). 24 April 1942. p. 1851.
^ "No. 35755" . The London Gazette (Supplement). 20 October 1942. p. 4593.
^ "No. 35992" . The London Gazette (Supplement). 23 April 1943. p. 1905.
^ "No. 36030" . The London Gazette (Supplement). 25 May 1943. p. 2361.
^ "No. 36235" . The London Gazette (Supplement). 2 November 1943. p. 4859.
^ "No. 36285" . The London Gazette (Supplement). 10 December 1943. p. 5435.
^ "No. 36584" . The London Gazette (Supplement). 23 June 1944. p. 3041.
^ "No. 37324" . The London Gazette (Supplement). 23 October 1945. p. 5233.
^ "No. 36682" . The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 August 1944. p. 4073.
^ "No. 37228" . The London Gazette (Supplement). 14 August 1945. p. 4185.
^ "No. 36693" . The London Gazette (Supplement). 5 September 1944. p. 4175.
^ "No. 37347" . The London Gazette (Supplement). 9 November 1945. p. 5533.
^ "No. 36997" . The London Gazette (Supplement). 20 March 1945. p. 1593.
^ "No. 36948" . The London Gazette (Supplement). 16 February 1945. p. 999.
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