Victoria Cross   Criteria The Victoria Cross is the greatest honour the squadron is able to award. The recipient will already have received the MC and DSO, and will have been regularly mentioned in despatches; in addition, the recipient will have performed an act felt to be of such service to the squadron that the MC would be inappropriate as recognition. Recommendations for the award should be made directly to the CO, who will have final say in the matter, though he is expected to take the views of the RO and flight leaders into consideration. In the supremely unlikely event of these criteria being met twice, a bar will be awarded to the VC.   History The Victoria Cross was instituted by Queen Victoria in 1856 as the ultimate recognition of personal gallantry in the presence of the enemy. It is awarded equally to all ranks and services of the military. It can be, and frequently is, awarded posthumously - it is calculated that the odds of surviving a VC action are one-in-ten. Only three men have ever received a bar to the VC in is entire history. It is cast from melted down cannon from the Crimean War.   Recipients: