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Originally Posted by Icewolf
in some case of course like the George Cross/medal which you would not use because it was instituted June 24th, 1941.
there is no reason why you couldn't use the Military Cross normally given for ground action but there are pilots who were awared this honor
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The George Cross is only awarded to civilians, not to Military Pilots. It is the equivalent of the VC for a civilian.
The Military Cross was not awarded to any RAF pilots in WWII. It was a British Army award, and was only awarded to Royal Flying Corps pilots in WWI, during the period when the RFC was still part of the British Army. When the Royal Airforce was created in 1918, a new set of Airforce awards were created. The Military Cross was replaced with the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Miltary Medal for noncoms was replaced with the Distinguished Flying Medal.