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OBJECT TYPE: military/Campaign Star
DATE: 1945
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1999.0423.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Air Crew Europe Star
LOCATION: Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: medal of copper-zinc alloy; cloth ribbon

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 12.0 cm
Width: 3.8 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: 1.0 cm
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Aviation
Category: Commemorative
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: WWII (1939-1945); usually applied for & awarded shortly after war 1945-46
Canada: Unknown
Function: awarded to British Commonwealth (incl.Canadian) aircrew who participated in operational flights over Europe from bases in United Kingdom during WWII; recipients were required to have a minimum of 2 months flying time between Sept. 2, 1939 & June 5, 1945
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: raised lettering on medal reads: "GRI/VI/THE AIR CRW EUROPE STAR"
Missing: N/A
Finish: brazen medal/ pale blue, brown & yellow ribbon
Decoration: medal in shape of 6 pointed star; raised royal cipher surmounted by Tudor crown; vertical stripes on ribbon

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Unknown Manufacturer, Medal, circa 1945, Artifact no. 1999.0423, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1999.0423.001/

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