Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index The Distinguished Flying Cross or DFC was founded during the First World War, on June 3, 1918 (the birthday of King George V of the United Kingdom). It consisted of a silver cross attached to a medal ribbon with horizontal violet and white stripes. In 1919, the stripes were changed to diagonal ones. This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.