Distinguished Aviation Cross

{{Infobox military award |name=Distinguished Aviation Cross |image= |caption= Medal and Ribbon of the Distinguished Aviation Cross. |presenter=the Armed Forces of the Philippines |country={{PHL}} |type=Military decoration |eligibility=Philippine military personnel who are serving in Philippine Air Force or other air components of the Armed Forces of the Philippines |awarded_for="...for distinguished heroism or extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight."<ref name=paf/> |campaign= |status=Currently Awarded |description= |clasps= |established= |firstawarded= |lastawarded= |total_awarded= |total_awarded_posthumously= |total_recipients= |individual= |higher=Gold Cross |same=Distinguished Navy Cross |lower=Silver Cross |related= |image2= PHL Distinguished Aviation Cross.png |image2_size= 100px |caption2= Distinguished Aviation Cross ribbon bar }} The '''Distinguished Aviation Cross'''<ref>The AFP Adjutant General, ''AFP Awards and Decorations Handbook'', 1997, OTAG, p. 26.</ref> is a military decoration of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. It is presented for heroism or achievement during aerial operations.<ref name=MoW>{{cite web|url=http://www.medals.org.uk/philippines/philippines017.htm |title=ODM of The Philippines: Distinguished Aviation Cross |publisher=Medals.org.uk |date= |accessdate=2012-07-16}}</ref>

==Criteria== The cross is awarded to personnel of the Armed Forces of the Philippines who are serving with the Philippine Air Force or with the air components of the Philippine Army or Philippine Navy. The cross recognizes voluntary acts in the presence of significant danger, which go above and beyond the call of duty. The accomplishment must be of an exceptional and outstanding nature. It is awarded for "...distinguished heroism or extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight.<ref name=paf>{{cite web |url=http://www.paf.mil.ph/Awards%20and%20Decorations/Awards%20and%20Decoration.html |title=Awards and Decorations |publisher=Philippine Air Force Official Website |date= |access-date=2012-07-16 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110404093430/http://www.paf.mil.ph/Awards%20and%20Decorations/Awards%20and%20Decoration.html |archive-date=2011-04-04 }}</ref>

==Appearance== The medal is made of gold-colored metal; it is diamond-shaped. On the diamond is a Maltese cross with a golden sun in the center. Rays from the sun project between the arms of the cross. Superimposed over the sun is a four-bladed propeller, the tips of each blade extending past the ends of the arms of the cross.<ref name=paf/>

The cross is suspended from a blue ribbon with white edges. It has a red central striped edged in gold.<ref name=MoW/>

==References==

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===Bibliography=== * The AFP Adjutant General, ''AFP Awards and Decorations Handbook'', 1995, 1997, OTAG.

Category:Military awards and decorations of the Philippines