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Order of Aeronautical Merit (Brazil)
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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.[1]
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Grades
The order is awarded in the following grades:[2]
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)[3]
- 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
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References
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