List of British Gallantry Awards For The War in Afghanistan - Distinguished Flying Cross

Distinguished Flying Cross

The Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) is the third-level medal awarded for gallantry in the face of the enemy in the air.

Second Bar to DFC:

  • Wing Commander Philip Jeremy Robinson DFC*, Royal Air Force, July 2008; original award for previous actions in Afghanistan (dated 2002, not gazetted until 2003 - recorded below), first bar for actions in Iraq (dated 2003, not gazetted until 2006)

DFC:

  • Flight Lieutenant Michael Anderson, Royal Air Force, September 2011
  • Captain Nicholas Paul Barton, Army Air Corps, July 2007
  • Lieutenant Nichol James Emslie Benzie, Royal Navy, July 2008; Mentioned in Despatches for previous actions in Afghanistan
  • Flight Lieutenant Daniel Hunter Cullen, Royal Air Force, March 2012
  • Flight Lieutenant Alexander Marc Duncan, Royal Air Force, March 2009; awarded AFC for later actions in Afghanistan (recorded below)
  • Flight Lieutenant Ian Anthony Fortune, Royal Air Force, September 2010
  • Squadron Leader John Gordon Gladston MBE, Royal Air Force, October 2002 (not gazetted until September 2003); MBE for service in Sierra Leone (also not gazetted until September 2003)
  • Major Mark Christopher Hammond, Royal Marines, December 2006; previously awarded QCVS for service in Iraq
  • Flying Officer Christopher Michael Hasler, Royal Air Force, December 2006
  • Flight Lieutenant Marc Alan Heal, Royal Air Force, March 2010
  • Flight Lieutenant Iain David Hopcroft, Royal Air Force, October 2002 (not gazetted until September 2003)
  • Wing Commander Kenneth Andrew Lewis, Royal Air Force, March 2008
  • Squadron Leader John Finbar Monahan, Royal Air Force, December 2006
  • Flight Lieutenant Andrew Michael Nethaway, Royal Air Force, September 2010
  • Warrant Officer Class 1 Darren Gareth O'Malley, Army Air Corps, July 2007
  • Flight Lieutenant Nicholas James Paton, Royal Air Force, March 2009
  • Flight Lieutenant Timothy Richard Pollard, Royal Air Force, September 2010
  • Flight Lieutenant Matthew David Roberts, Royal Air Force, March 2011
  • Flight Lieutenant Philip Jeremy Robinson, Royal Air Force, October 2002 (not gazetted until September 2003); subsequently awarded two bars, first for actions in Iraq (dated 2003, not gazetted until 2006), second for further actions in Afghanistan (recorded above)
  • Lieutenant Commander Gavin Ian Simmonite, Royal Navy, September 2009
  • Flight Lieutenant Jonathan Arvind Singh, Royal Air Force, March 2012
  • Flight Lieutenant Matthew James Patrick Springford, September 2011
  • Flight Lieutenant Adam Boyd Wardrope, Royal Air Force, March 2008
  • Flight Lieutenant Craig Thomas Wilson, Royal Air Force, December 2006
  • Flight Lieutenant Gerald Edward Peter Wyatt, Royal Air Force, September 2012

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