Date Instituted: 1918.
Description: Oval medal bearing the head of the reigning monarch on the obverse while the reverse depicts Hermes riding on the back of a hawk with a wreath in his outstretched right hand. The suspender is made from two wings.
Metal: Silver.
Size: 42mm high and 34mm wide
Bars: Bars are authorised for subsequent awards.
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Naming: Impressed capital letters or engraved.
Post-Nominal Letters: AFM.
Comments: Instituded at the same time as the AFC this medal was awarded to recognise acts of bravery by NCOs and enlisted men of the RAF on non-operational missions. About 100 medals with 2 first bars were awarded during the First World War, 106 medals with 2 first bars between the World Wars and 259 medals during the Second World War.
This medal was replaced by the Air Force Cross for all ranks in 1993.
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