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The total number of VC's awarded to aircrew in the Great War was 19. Which for the record were as follows:
Rhodes-Moorhouse Warneford
Hawker Liddell
Insall Bell-Davies
Rees Robinson
Mottershead McNamara
Bishop Ball
McLeod Jerrard
McCudden West
Barker Beauchamp-Proctor
Mannock
I don't know enough about the WWII VC's to be able to comment but the size of air forces would indicate similar difficulty, although I understand only one RAF Fighter Command pilot got a VC in the latter conflict, which might indicate a tightening in standards.
Happy New Year to everyone.
Best Regards, Andrew
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