Air Service Medal

Air Service Medal
Air Service Medal - Honour class
Awarded for	Completed a prescribed number of flight hours on aircraft of the VNAF and allied air forces in Vietnam
Presented by	South Vietnam
Eligibility	Officers, NCOs, and airmen
Status	No longer awarded
Established	May 12, 1964
First award	1964
Final award	1974
First class ribbon Second class ribbon Third class ribbon Honour class ribbon
Precedence
Next (higher)	Military Service Medal
Next (lower)	Navy Service Medal

The Air Service Medal was a decoration of the Republic of Vietnam. established by Decree No. 154 of 12 May 1964, it was intended to recognise members of the VNAF who completed a set number of flight hours.

Classes

The medal was divided into four classes indicated by a device on the ribbon bar:

• First Class: this class recognised airmen who had accumulated more than 1,000 recorded flight hours. This class was indicated by a golden jet plane.
• Second Class: this class recognised airmen who had accumulated more than 600 recorded flight hours. This class was indicated by a silver jet plane.
• Third Class: this class recognised airmen who had accumulated more than 300 recorded flight hours. This class was indicated by a bronze jet plane.
• Honour Class: this class recognised members of other branches of the ARVN and foreign aviators who had conducted more than ten flights on VNAF or foreign planes in Vietnam.

Description

The medal is a 38mm wide, six-pointed golden star with cut lines on the points. On the obverse, in the centre, is a light blue globe surmounted by a golden jet plane.

The reverse is plain, save for the words "VIỆT-NAM" and "KHÔNG-VỤ BỘI-TINH". The medal is suspended from a light blue ribbon with edge stripes of white and dark blue, attached to the medal by a suspender of golden wings.

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