BeauBrummie
July 6th, 2010, 00:06
Kindly John agreed to make the skin for this CC VC and I made the stand alone. This will be the third CC VC in CFS3 (the previous two were Catalinas: Cruickshank and Howell) and unless Campbell's Beaufort is made then the final CC VC will not appear. Trigg's Lib was an early GrV and lacked the rockets, Leigh Light and radar of Ted's first CC Lib not all Libs had such a high equipment spec.
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Trigg's VC is the only one ever to be awarded on the testimony of the enemy! Here's the Wiki entry:
Trigg was an experienced pilot (he had already been awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross) while attached to 200 Squadron RAF (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._200_Squadron_RAF), operating with Coastal Command. He was flying his first operational flight in a Liberator V (having previously flown Hudsons) over the Atlantic from his base in Bathurst, West Africa (now Banjul, The Gambia), on 11 August 1943 when he engaged the German submarine U-468 under the command of Klemens Schamong.
His aircraft received several catastrophic hits from the submarine's anti-aircraft guns during its approach to drop depth charges and was on fire as Trigg made his final attack.
It then crashed, killing Trigg and his crew. The only witnesses to his high courage were the U-boat crew members. Since Trigg has no burial place, he is commemorated on the Malta Memorial to the 2,298 Commonwealth aircrew who lost their lives around the Mediterranean during the Second World War and who have no known grave.The U-boat sank but the seven survivors were rescued by a Royal Navy vessel and the captain reported the incident, recommending Trigg be decorated for his bravery. The Victoria Cross was awarded posthumously.
New Zealand researcher Arthur Arculus recently tracked down the German commander Klemens Schamong who lives today near Kiel. The commander said about Trigg's effort "such a gallant fighter as Trigg would have been decorated in Germany with the highest medal or order".
Both CC Lib GrV have some work to be done and will be released at Beau's as soon as I can. Thanks for being patient.
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Trigg's VC is the only one ever to be awarded on the testimony of the enemy! Here's the Wiki entry:
Trigg was an experienced pilot (he had already been awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross) while attached to 200 Squadron RAF (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._200_Squadron_RAF), operating with Coastal Command. He was flying his first operational flight in a Liberator V (having previously flown Hudsons) over the Atlantic from his base in Bathurst, West Africa (now Banjul, The Gambia), on 11 August 1943 when he engaged the German submarine U-468 under the command of Klemens Schamong.
His aircraft received several catastrophic hits from the submarine's anti-aircraft guns during its approach to drop depth charges and was on fire as Trigg made his final attack.
It then crashed, killing Trigg and his crew. The only witnesses to his high courage were the U-boat crew members. Since Trigg has no burial place, he is commemorated on the Malta Memorial to the 2,298 Commonwealth aircrew who lost their lives around the Mediterranean during the Second World War and who have no known grave.The U-boat sank but the seven survivors were rescued by a Royal Navy vessel and the captain reported the incident, recommending Trigg be decorated for his bravery. The Victoria Cross was awarded posthumously.
New Zealand researcher Arthur Arculus recently tracked down the German commander Klemens Schamong who lives today near Kiel. The commander said about Trigg's effort "such a gallant fighter as Trigg would have been decorated in Germany with the highest medal or order".
Both CC Lib GrV have some work to be done and will be released at Beau's as soon as I can. Thanks for being patient.