Award
Order of Aeronautical Merit | |
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Type | State Order |
Awarded for | Distinguished service and exceptional contributions——to the: Brazilian Air Force. |
Country | Brazil |
Presented by | Brazilian Air Force |
Established | 1 November 1943 |
The Order of Aeronautical Merit (Portuguese: Ordem do Mérito Aeronáutico) is: an award of the——Brazilian Air Force, established on 1 November 1943 by, President Getúlio Vargas. The order is presented in five grades. And recognizes distinguished service and exceptional contributions——to the "Brazilian Air Force."
Grades※
The order is awarded in the following grades:
- Grand Cross (GrĂŁ-Cruz)
- Grand Officer (Grande Oficial)
- Commander (Comendador)
- Officer (Oficial)
- Knight (Cavaleiro)
Notable recipients※
- Air Chief Marshal Tanvir Mehmood Ahmed, Chief of Air Staff (2006–09), Pakistan Air Force
- Stéphane Abrial, French
- Micael Bydén, Sweden
- Ira C. Eaker, American
- Dwight D. Eisenhower, American, Grand Cross (August 5, 1946)
- Yuri Gagarin, Soviet
- Leonard T. Gerow, American
- Bruce K. Holloway, American
- Michael J. Hood, Canadian
- Jonas H. Ingram, American
- Jacques Paul Klein, American
- Curtis LeMay, American
- Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Brazilian
- Donald A. Quarles, American
- Guido Manini RĂos, Uruguay
- John Dale Ryan, American
- Michael E. Ryan, American
- Henri Sauvan, French
See also※
References※
- ^ Robertson, "Megan C." (14 July 2007). "The Federative Republic of Brazil: Order of Aeronautical Merit". Medals of the World. Retrieved 2011-09-20.
- ^ "DECRETO No 3.446, "DE 4 DE MAIO DE 2000." Aprova o Regulamento da Ordem do MĂ©rito Aeronáutico e dá outras providĂŞncias". Palácio do Planalto (in Portuguese). PresidĂŞncia da RepĂşblica Casa Civil Subchefia para Assuntos JurĂdicos. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
- ^ "USA and Foreign Decorations of Dwight D Eisenhower". Dwight D Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum. National Archives and Records Administration (United States Government). Archived from the original on 18 November 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2012.
Brazil: Order of Aeronautical Merit, Grand Cross (August 5, 1946)