Distinguished Flying Cross

Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC). An award granted to Commissioned Officers of the Royal air Force and of the Fleet Air Arm while serving under an Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief in the RAF for exceptional valour, ...

DFC: Distinguished Flying Cross
Do or DO: Dornier (German Aircraft)
DRAGOON: Code for Allied Invasion of Southern France, Aug. 15, 1944, drawing air forces from the Italian Campaign.
Drome: Short for Airdrome
Dry run: Rehearsal ...

the Distinguished Flying Cross and Congressional medal. A national hero, he made an air tour of 78 cities and every state in the union. He also flew non-stop from Washington, D.C.

When Lindbergh arrived back in the United States President Calvin Coolidge awarded him the Distinguished Flying Cross. Over 4 million people lined the parade route in New York and the mayor, Jimmy Walker, pined the city's Medal of Valor upon him.

From California to Hawaii, the longest open sea flight up to that date, in the "Bird of Paradise". They received the Mackey Trophy and the Distinguished Flying Cross from President Calvin Coolidge for this achievement. [2]
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his plane was shot down on September 2, 1944 over the Pacific island of Chichi Jima Both of his crewmates died; however, because he released his payload and hit the target before being forced to bail out, he received the Distinguished Flying Cross.

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