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Air Merit Grand Crosses and Crosses (Spain) - Template.svg
Template of the Cross Aeronautical Merit decorations
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The Cross of Aeronautical Merit (Spanish: Cruces del Mérito Aeronáutico) is Spain's military award for gallantry or merit in the air. The award can be made in war or at times of peace. It is awarded to members of the Spanish Armed Forces, Guardia Civil or civilians.

Insignia and ribbons

The decoration has the form of a Greek cross with the arms enameled red in the Red Decoration category and white in the remaining categories. The Blue Decoration and Yellow Decoration badges have an additional narrow bar in blue or yellow across the lower arm. The upper arm is surmounted by a Spanish royal crown and has a tablet to engrave the date of bestowal. The round central shield of the obverse bears the coat of arms of Castile, León, Aragon, Navarre and Granada (until 2003 only alternate coats of arms of Castile and León); in the middle there is a blue oval shield (escutcheon) of the House of Bourbon-Anjou. The central shield has gold wings extended to the lateral arms of the cross and is surmounted by a royal crown. On the reverse there are letters "MA" (Mérito Aeronáutico) on red background. The cross is worn on a ribbon on the left side of chest. Each subsequent award is denoted by a bar with the date of bestowal on the ribbon.

The Grand Cross has the same form as the cross described above but is worn on a sash over the right shoulder.

The star added to the class of Grand Cross is gilt, eight-pointed, with the cross superimposed on it; currently between the arms of the cross there are alternate towers (Castile) and lions (León).

Grand Cross of the Aeronautical Merit (Spain) - Red Decoration.svg
ESP Gran Cruz Merito Aeronautico (Distintivo Rojo) pasador.svg
Grand Cross - Red Decoration
Grand Cross of the Aeronautical Merit (Spain) - Blue Decoration.svg
ESP Gran Cruz Merito Aeronautico (Distintivo Azul) pasador.svg
Grand Cross - Blue Decoration
Grand Cross of the Aeronautical Merit (Spain) - Yellow Decoration.svg
ESP Gran Cruz Merito Aeronautico (Distintivo Amarillo) pasador.svg
Grand Cross - Yellow Decoration
Grand Cross of the Aeronautical Merit (Spain) - White Decoration.svg
ESP Gran Cruz Merito Aeronautico (Distintivo Blanco) pasador.svg
Grand Cross - White Decoration
Cross of the Aeronautical Merit (Spain) - Red Decoration.svg
ESP Cruz Merito Aeronautico (Distintivo Rojo) pasador.svg
Cross - Red Decoration
Cross of the Aeronautical Merit (Spain) - Blue Decoration.svg
ESP Cruz Merito Aeronautico (Distintivo Azul) pasador.svg
Cross - Blue Decoration
Cross of the Aeronautical Merit (Spain) - Yellow Decoration.svg
ESP Cruz Merito Aeronautico (Distintivo Amarillo) pasador.svg
Cross - Yellow Decoration
Cross of the Aeronautical Merit (Spain) - White Decoration.svg
ESP Cruz Merito Aeronautico (Distintivo Blanco) pasador.svg
Cross- White Decoration

Recipients

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Cruces del Mérito Aeronáutico para niños

  • Cross of Military Merit (Spain)
  • Cross of Naval Merit (Spain)
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