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Flying Officer Lloyd Allan Trigg DFC, of Houhora , New Zealand, was an experienced RNZAF Coastal Command pilot with 200 squadron RAF. He was flying his first operational flight in a B-24 Liberator (having previously flown Hudsons), over the Atlantic from his base in Bathurst, West Africa (now The Gambia), on 11 August 1943 when he engaged a German U-boat.His aircraft received several catastrophic hits from the anti-aircraft guns during his bombing runs and was on fire as Trigg made his final attack. It then crashed, killing Trigg and his crew, so the only witnesses to his high courage were the U-boat crew members..
The U-boat sank but the survivors were rescued by the British and the captain reported the incident, recommending Trigg be decorated for his bravery. The Victoria Cross was awarded posthumously
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