Name/Title
Medal, Air Crew Europe StarEntry/Object ID
4.16.2Description
An original Second World War medal, the Air Crew Europe Star. Complete with original blue, yellow, and black ribbon. The six–pointed star is yellow copper zinc alloy.
The obverse has a central design of the Royal and Imperial cypher, surmounted by a crown. The cypher is surrounded by a circlet containing the words ‘The Air Crew Europe Star’.Use
The medal was issued to Canadian and Commonwealth service personnel who served as aircrew in Europe.Context
The Air Crew Europe Star was awarded for two months of operational flying from the UK over Europe. The ribbon colours symbolize the darkness of night, the searchlights and the blue of the sky.
