Air Force Cross
The Air Force Cross (AFC) is also a third-level award for gallantry in the air, awarded for actions whilst not in active operations against the enemy.
- Flight Lieutenant Stephen Douglas Badham, Royal Air Force, March 2011
- Squadron Leader John David Butler, Royal Air Force, July 2008
- Flight Lieutenant James Patrick Michael Donovan, Royal Air Force, March 2011
- Flight Lieutenant Alexander Marc Duncan DFC, Royal Air Force, September 2011; DFC for previous actions in Afghanistan (recorded above)
- Captain Steven John Paul Jones, Army Air Corps, September 2011
- Flight Lieutenant David Kevin Stead, Royal Air Force, April 2003 (not gazetted until September 2005, following death in action)
- Flight Lieutenant Richard Ian Whipp, Royal Air Force, April 2003 (not gazetted until September 2005); previously Mentioned in Despatches for actions in Sierra Leone (not gazetted until 2003)
Read more about this topic: List Of British Gallantry Awards For The War In Afghanistan
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Except that he had no eyes. Rigid and bright
Upon the forehead, furred
With a light frost, crouched an outrageous bird.”
—Anthony Hecht (b. 1923)
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