Distinguished Flying Cross

Summary

Distinguished Flying Cross is a cross^[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of cross entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (290 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Distinguished Flying Cross is in the country of United Kingdom^[3].
• Distinguished Flying Cross's image is recorded as DistinguishedFlyingCrossUKObv.jpg^[4].
• Distinguished Flying Cross's instance of is recorded as cross^[5].
• Distinguished Flying Cross's instance of is recorded as courage award^[6].
• Distinguished Flying Cross's Commons category is recorded as Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom)^[7].
• +1918-06-03T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Distinguished Flying Cross^[8].
• Distinguished Flying Cross's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/016zlv^[9].
• Distinguished Flying Cross's location of formation is recorded as London^[10].
• Distinguished Flying Cross's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom)^[11].
• Distinguished Flying Cross's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'DFC'}^[12].
• Distinguished Flying Cross's service ribbon image is recorded as United Kingdom Distinguished Flying Cross ribbon.svg^[13].
• Distinguished Flying Cross's category for recipients of this award is recorded as Category:Recipients of the Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom)^[14].
• Distinguished Flying Cross's next lower rank is recorded as Air Force Cross^[15].
• Distinguished Flying Cross's next higher rank is recorded as Military Cross^[16].
• Distinguished Flying Cross's Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID is recorded as Distinguished_Flying_Cross_-_Storbritannia^[17].
• Distinguished Flying Cross's TracesOfWar award ID is recorded as 5^[18].

Body

Geography

Distinguished Flying Cross is in the country of United Kingdom^[3].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include cross^[5] and courage award^[6].

History and Context

+1918-06-03T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Distinguished Flying Cross^[8].

Why It Matters

Distinguished Flying Cross ranks in the top 8% of cross entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (290 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[19] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[20]