Flying Officer Lloyd Allan Trigg, VC, 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 (U-468 under the command of Klemens Schamong).

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

External links

• The London Gazette - London Gazette (Issue no. 36230) = Third Supplement to The London Gazette of Friday 29th October 1943. The Supplement is dated 2 November 1943 and carries the official announcement of the award (posthumous award) of the VC to Lloyd Trigg.
• Lloyd Trigg in a listing of New Zealanders who have won the VC
• Lloyd Trigg in a listing of New Zealanders who have won the VC - with a picture of his medals.
• VC sold at auction - Webpage reproducing the account of the sale at auction (at Spinks of London) of the VC which appeared in The Daily Mail of 7 May 1998.