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Group Captain Leonard Henry Trent, VC, DFC (14 April 1915 – 19 May 1986) was a New Zealand aviator, senior Royal Air Force officer, and recipient of the Victoria Cross (VC), the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Leonard Henry Trent was born in the coastal city of Nelson in New Zealand on 14 April 1915. At the age of seven, an opportunity to fly in a Gypsy Moth light aircraft sparked in him, a tremendous interest in aviation. Dedicating too much time to his other passion, golf, caused Trent to fail matric. However, he completed high school in 1934 and ...
30 de abr. de 2024 · Blog. For Valour: Squadron Leader Leonard Henry Trent VC. 30 April 2024 By Norman Brice: Volunteer in Aviation Historian. On 3 May 1943, Squadron Leader Leonard Trent was B Flight Commander, 487 (RNZAF) Squadron based at RAF Feltwell, Norfolk, equipped with Lockheed Ventura light bombers.
Citation. On the 3rd May, 1943, Squadron Leader Trent was detailed to lead a formation of Ventura aircraft in a daylight attack on the power station at Amsterdam. This operation was intended to encourage the Dutch workmen in their resistance to enemy pressure. The target was known to be heavily defended.
8 de mar. de 2019 · Leonard Trent’s Victoria Cross, now in the collection of the Air Force Museum of New Zealand. Painting by Colin Pattle, depicting Leonard Trent’s Ventura being attacked by German fighters during the Amsterdam Raid, 3 May 1943. From the collection of the Air Force Museum of New Zealand.
Leonard Trent VC, circa 1939–1943. The Nelson-born airman was awarded the VC for his actions during a bombing raid on Amsterdam in May 1943. Shot down on the return flight, he was taken prisoner. Trent was one of 76 Allied POWs who made it out of Stalag Luft III during the ‘Great Escape’ in March 1944.
Group Captain Leonard Henry Trent, VC DFC (14 April 1915 – 19 May 1986) was a New Zealand aviator, senior Royal Air Force officer, and recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
