Editing Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom) (section)

===Numbers awarded===
From 1918 to 2017 approximately 22,322 Distinguished Flying Crosses and 1,737 bars have been awarded. The figures to 1979 are laid out in the table below,<ref name=Abbott95>{{Cite book|author= P E Abbott & J M A Tamplin.|title=British Gallantry Awards.|pages= 95–98. Nimrod Dix & Co, London, 1981}}{{ISBN|0-902633-74-0}}</ref> the dates reflecting the relevant entries in the London Gazette:
{| class="wikitable"
! Period ||  ||align=center| Crosses|| 1st bar || 2nd bar
|-
|align=center| World War I||align=center| 1918–19 ||align=center| 1,045 ||align=center| 62 ||align=center| 3 
|-
|align=center| Inter–War || align=center| 1919–39 ||align=center| 165 ||align=center| 26 ||align=center| 4 
|-
|align=center| World War II ||align=center| 1939–45 ||align=center| 20,354 ||align=center| 1,550 ||align=center| 42 
|-
|align=center| Post–War ||align=center| 1946–79||align=center| 678 ||align=center| 42 ||align=center| 5 
|-
|align=center| '''Total''' ||align=center| '''1918–79''' ||align=center| '''22,242''' ||align=center| '''1,680''' ||align=center| '''54''' 
|}
In addition, between 1980 and 2017 approximately 80 DFCs have been earned, including awards for the [[Falklands War|Falklands]] and the wars in the [[Gulf War|Gulf]], [[Iraq War|Iraq]] and [[War in Afghanistan (2001–present)|Afghanistan]].<ref>Post 1979 DFCs include 9 for the [[Falklands War|Falklands]] ([https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/49134/supplement/12831 London Gazette Supplement, 8 October 1982]); 5 for [[British military intervention in the Sierra Leone Civil War|Sierra Leone]] ([https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/57070/supplement/12067 London Gazette Supplement, 30 September 2003]); 14 for [[Gulf War]] ([https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/52588/supplement/1 London Gazette Supplement, 29 June 1991][https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/53855/supplement/16325 Late award: 21 November 1994]) & 1 honorary award; 16 & 2 bars for [[List of British gallantry awards for the Iraq War#Distinguished Flying Cross|Iraq]] and 29 & 1 second award bar for [[List of British gallantry awards for the War in Afghanistan (2001–present)#Distinguished Flying Cross|Afghanistan]], plus awards for smaller conflicts.</ref> Additionally, two second-award,<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=58092 |date= 8 September 2006 |page= 12274 |supp= y }}</ref> and one third-award bars<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=58776 |date= 25 July 2008 |page= 11242 |supp= y }}</ref> have been awarded.

The above figures include awards to the [[Dominions]]:<br />In all, 4,460 DFCs have gone to Canadians, including 256 first bars and six second bars. Of these, 193 crosses and nine first bars were for service with the RAF in World War I. For World War II, 4,018 DFCs with 213 first bars and six second bars were earned by members of the [[Royal Canadian Air Force]], with a further 247 crosses and 34 first bars to Canadians serving with the RAF.<ref>[http://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/medals-decorations/details/46 Veterans Affairs Canada – Distinguished Flying Cross] (Retrieved 25 November 2018)</ref><br />From 1918 to 1972 the DFC was awarded to 2,391 Australians, along with 144 first Bars and five second Bars.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.itsanhonour.gov.au/honours/awards/imperial.cfm#dfc |title=Imperial Awards |work=It's an Honour |publisher=[[Australian Government]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060623051652/http://www.itsanhonour.gov.au/honours/awards/imperial.cfm#dfc |access-date=25 November 2018|archive-date=23 June 2006 }}</ref><br />Over 1,000 DFCs were awarded to New Zealanders during the World War II, with the most recent awards for service in Vietnam. In 1999 the DFC was replaced by the [[New Zealand Gallantry Decoration]].<ref>[http://medals.nzdf.mil.nz/category/i/i10.html New Zealand Defence Force: British Commonwealth Gallantry Awards: Distinguished Flying Cross] (Retrieved 25 November 2018)</ref>

A total of 1,022 honorary awards have been made to members of allied foreign forces. This comprises 46 crosses and one bar for World War I and 927, along with 34 first and three second bars, for World War II. Eight crosses and two bars were awarded to members of the [[US Air Force]] for the [[Korean War]],<ref name=Abbott95/> and one cross to the [[United States Marine Corps|US Marine Corps]] during the [[Iraq War]].<ref name=Guardian/>