"Virtutea Aeronautica" Order

In order for a pilot to receive a higher class of the order he had to have all the other classes up to it. So, for example, if one had the Gold Cross class with two bars he had to have the Gold Cross class with one bar and the Gold Cross class.

For Fighter Pilots

• Gold Cross class - 40 missions or 2 kills
• Gold Cross class with one bar - 60 missions or 8 kills
• Gold Cross class with two bars - 100 missions
• Knight class - 150 missions or 10 kills
• Knight class with one bar - 200 missions or 15 kills
• Knight class with two bars - 250 missions or 20 kills
• Officer class - 300 missions or 30 kills
• Commander class - 500 missions or 50 kills

For Bomber and Reconnaisance Pilots

• Gold Cross class - 25 missions
• Gold Cross class with one bar - 40 missions
• Gold Cross class with two bars - 60 missions
• Knight class - 100 missions
• Knight class with one bar - 125 missions
• Knight class with two bars - 150 missions
• Officer class - 200 missions
• Commander class - 300 missions

For Transport and Liaison Pilots

• Gold Cross class - 180 hours
• Gold Cross class with one bar - 300 hours
• Gold Cross class with two bars - 420 hours
• Knight class - 600 hours

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