The Victoria Cross is the highest British and Commonwealth military decoration that can be, or has been awarded to military personnel for acts of outstanding valour in the face of the enemy. Each of the five airmen represented in this set performed outstanding displays of gallantry and are each worthy recipients of this most famous and highest award. Ranging from a fighter pilot staying in his burning aircraft to despatch one last enemy to a bomber pilot who attacked a target despite impossible odds. Each of these five recipients displayed exceptional bravery and rightly deserved to be recognised with the Commonwealth's highest reward, the Victoria Cross.