21 APRIL 2007, Page 24

Bombers’ gongs

Sir: I read with great interest Montagu Curzon’s review of Patrick Bishop’s new book Bomber Boys (Books, 7 April). Unfortunately he makes the same error as most commentators do when discussing the role of Bomber Command: that its members received no campaign medal. They did and it was called the Air Crews Europe Star. Its equivalent British campaign medals were the Africa, Italy, France and Germany, Atlantic, Burma and Pacific Stars.

Christopher Arthur Durham