But a bar for a theatre medal or star with the legend "Bomber Command" would have gone some way to mitigate the fact that no unique medal was awarded.
Certainly a clasp for the 1939-45 Star for the pilots, observers and air gunners who flew operationally in the Battle of Britain had already been authorised and this distinguished the very small number of aircrew who took part in that campaign (as you might define it) from the very large number from all three services who received the 1939-45 Star. In the case of the Aircrew Europe Star, the majority of the recipients of this star were from Bomber Command, making a clasp 'Bomber Command' somewhat redundant. What was regrettable, however, was the decision to make D Day the cut-off date for the award of the Aircrew Europe Star, and thereafter award the France and Germany Star in its place.
My point remains. Once you make a special case for one formation, however deserving, you invite it from others, and there is no end to it. If you dont agree, look at the thread on the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal, with all the whingeing from those who feel they have been denied a medal!