It was instituted on 6 September 1886 by Queen Victoria in a Royal Warrant published in the London Gazette on 9 November

The pin-on option attaches to your garment using a secure metal butterfly pin

This is the finest exact replica of this award

The equivalent award for the other ranks for acts of gallantry in the air on non active operations was the Air Force Medal (AFM)

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