Gazette Information: VICTORIA CROSS,: http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/37486/supplements/1179. Squadron Leader Leonard Henry Trent, D.F.C., (N.Z. 2481), Royal New Zealand Air Force, 487 Squadron. On 3rd May 1943 during a daylight raid on Amsterdam power station, Squadron Leader Trent's force of 11 Venturas was attacked by very large numbers of enemy fighters and by the time they reached the target he was left with only two accompanying aircraft, one of which was shot down as they approached and when his own bombs had been released the second one had also disappeared. Immediately afterwards his own aircraft was hit, went into a spin and broke up. Squadron Leader Trent and his navigator were thrown clear and became prisoners. He had displayed cool, unflinching courage in the face of overwhelming odds. DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS,: http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/34892/pages/4177.
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Gazette Information: VICTORIA CROSS,: http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/37486/supplements/1179. Squadron Leader Leonard Henry Trent, D.F.C., (N.Z. 2481), Royal New Zealand Air Force, 487 Squadron. On 3rd May 1943 during a daylight raid on Amsterdam power station, Squadron Leader Trent's force of 11 Venturas was attacked by very large numbers of enemy fighters and by the time they reached the target he was left with only two accompanying aircraft, one of which was shot down as they approached and when his own bombs had been released the second one had also disappeared. Immediately afterwards his own aircraft was hit, went into a spin and broke up. Squadron Leader Trent and his navigator were thrown clear and became prisoners. He had displayed cool, unflinching courage in the face of overwhelming odds. DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS,: http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/34892/pages/4177.