| Air Efficiency Award | |
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Air Efficiency Award ribbon |
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| Awarded by United Kingdom and Commonwealth | |
| Type | Long service medal |
| Awarded for | Service of ten years in the Royal Auxiliary Air Force |
| Status | Superseded by the Volunteer Reserves Service Medal |
| Post-nominals | A.E. |
| Statistics | |
| Established | 1942 |
| Last awarded | 1999 |
| Precedence | |
| Equivalent | Territorial Decoration Efficiency Decoration Decoration for Officers of the Royal Naval Reserve Reserve Long Service and Good Conduct Medal |
The Air Efficiency award, abbreviated to AE when placed after a holder's name, was a United Kingdom honour given for ten years' efficient service in the Reserve Air Forces of the United Kingdom, Commonwealth and Empire. Unlike other long service and meritorious conduct awards, both officers and enlisted men were eligible. It was established in 1942.
Use of the post-nominal AE was restricted to officers only. The award was discontinued on 1 April 1999, and replaced by the Volunteer Reserves Service Medal. A record of the medal and its recipients can be found in the book 'The Air Efficiency Award 1942-2005: A History and a Nominal Roll of British and Commonwealth Recipients' by Christopher Brooks.