- Source: Order of Aeronautical Merit (Brazil)
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 (Grã-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 Ríos, Uruguay
John Dale Ryan, American
Michael E. Ryan, American
Henri Sauvan, French
See also
List of aviation awards
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- B. J. Habibie
- Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
- Yuri Gagarin
- Dwight D. Eisenhower
- Karier militer Dwight D. Eisenhower
- Dilma Rousseff
- Márcio de Souza e Mello
- Order of Aeronautical Merit (Brazil)
- Orders, decorations, and medals of Brazil
- Guido Manini Ríos
- Stéphane Abrial
- Military career of Dwight D. Eisenhower
- Grand Cross
- Ira C. Eaker
- Denis Mercier
- George R. Mather
- Marcos Pontes
