Air Efficiency Award
The Air Efficiency Award, post-nominal letters AE for officers, was instituted in 1942. It could be awarded after ten years of meritorious service to officers, airmen and airwomen in the Auxiliary and Volunteer Air Forces of the United Kingdom and the Territorial Air Forces and Air Force Reserves of the Dominions, the Indian Empire, Burma, the Colonies and Protectorates.
| Air Efficiency Award | |
|---|---|
First King George VI version | |
| Type | Military long service medal |
| Awarded for | Ten years service |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Presented by | the Monarch of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth, and Emperor of India |
| Eligibility | Part-time Air Force officers, airmen and airwomen |
| Post-nominals | AE (officers only) |
| Clasps | Ten years additional service |
| Status | Still current in New Zealand |
| Established | 1942 |
| First awarded | 1942 |
Ribbon bar | |
| Order of wear | |
| Next (higher) | Royal Naval Auxiliary Service Medal |
| Next (lower) | Volunteer Reserves Service Medal |
The award of the decoration was discontinued in the United Kingdom on 1 April 1999, when it was superseded by the Volunteer Reserves Service Medal. The decoration is still being awarded in New Zealand, but between 1951 and 1975 it was superseded by local awards in other Dominions.
- In Canada, the Air Efficiency Award was superseded by the Canadian Forces' Decoration in 1951.
- In South Africa, it was superseded by the John Chard Medal in 1952.
- In Australia, it was superseded by the National Medal in 1975.
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