BBC News | In pictures: British medals, Sea, land and air

Sea, land and air

The Distinguished Service Cross (left), Military Cross (centre) and Distinguished Flying Cross recognise acts of bravery during combat operations respectively at sea, on land and in the air.

The DSC was instituted in 1901, while the MC and DFC date from World War I.


�In pictures:�British medals

	Sea, land and air The Distinguished Service Cross (left), Military Cross (centre) and Distinguished Flying Cross recognise acts of bravery during combat operations respectively at sea, on land and in the air. The DSC was instituted in 1901, while the MC and DFC date from World War I.