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OPERATIONS RECORD BOOKDETAIL OF WORK CARRIED OUTBy No. 41 Squadron RAFFor the Month of May, 2021 |
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| Date. | Aircraft Type & Number. |
Crew. | Duty. | Time. | Details of Sortie or Flight. | References. | ||
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| Up. | Down. | |||||||
| 22.5.21 | Spitfire XIV | EB-NSM207 EB-VSM635 | F/Lt 'Riksen' Richards S/Ldr 'Skipper' Merfort | Defensive Patrol | 22.00 | 23.00 23.00 | From B.58. Patrol 21st Army Tank Brigade over Weert as requested. | F240 |
| 23.5.21 | Spitfire XIV | EB-NSM207 EB-ASM888 | F/Lt 'Riksen' Richards P/O 'Erich' Shaw | Defensive Patrol | 18.10 | 18.50 18.50 | From B.79. Defensive patrol over Turnhout defenses and Geel munition's depot as ordered. 01 Me-109, 01 Fw-190, and 01 Me-110 destroyed as well as 01 Ju-88 damaged. All pilots RTBed safely. | F241 F246 |
| 25.5.21 | Spitfire XIV | EB-NSM207 EB-FSM834 | F/Lt 'Riksen' Richards P/O 'Bemmo' Bayles | Offensive Sweep | 22.15 | 23.00 23.00 | From B.58. Intruder mission between Werl and Stormede as requested. F/Lt 'Riksen' Richards shot down 01 Me-109 near Dortmund. P/O 'Bemmo' Bayles was lost in action. | F242 |
| Spitfire XIV | EB-NSM207 EB-FSM834 | F/Lt 'Riksen' Richards P/O 'Bemmo' Bayles | Offensive Sweep | 23.15 | 0.10 0.10 | From B.58. Intruder mission between Werl and Sturmede as requested. F/Lt 'Riksen' Richards shot down 01 Fw-190. All pilots RTBed safely. | F243 F247 | |
| 26.5.21 | Spitfire XIV | EB-NSM207 EB-ZSM249 | F/Lt 'Riksen' Richards F/O 'Zach' Z. Lamothe | Defensive Patrol | 23.15 | 0.00 0.00 | From B.58. Unit tasked with flying a defensive patrol over bridgehead position in the vicinity of Hertogenbosch Bridge 01 Me-109 destroyed by F/Lt 'Riksen' Richards and 01 Me-110 damaged by F/O 'Zach' Z. Lamothe. All pilots RTBed safely but bridgehead was damaged during the operation. | F244 |
| 29.5.21 | Spitfire XIV | EB-NSM207 EB-OSM697 EB-FSM834 | F/Lt 'Riksen' Richards P/O 'Erich' Shaw P/O 'Bemmo' Bayles | Armed Recce | 22.00 | 22.26 22.26 22.26 | From B.58. Unit conducted an defensive air patrol over Antwerp and then landed at B.70 (Deurne) for future operations in the area. | F248 F250 F252 |
| Spitfire XIV | EB-NSM207 EB-OSM697 EB-FSM834 | F/Lt 'Riksen' Richards P/O 'Erich' Shaw P/O 'Bemmo' Bayles | Offensive Sweep | 22.35 | 23.20 23.20 23.20 | From B.70. Unit was initially tasked with patrolling and defending the airspace around Breda and Gilze-Rijen but was diverted to Hertogenbosch (sector 1214) in order to assist the 352nd Fighter Squadron. Two enemies were destroyed around sectors 1210 and 1211 by F/Lt 'Riksen' Richards but pilot F/O 'Ike' Irvinh was wounded after being forced to crash land. P/O 'Bemmo' Bayles had suffered engine problems during the mission and was forced to land at B.77 airfield nearby. | F249 F253 | |
| 31.5.21 | Spitfire XIV | EB-NSM207 EB-FSM834 | F/Lt 'Riksen' Richards P/O 'Bemmo' Bayles | Offensive Sweep | 21.35 | 22.05 22.05 | From B.78. Unit tasked with an Offensive sweep between Monschau and Dupemfeld. 03 enemy aircraft shot down by F/Lt 'Riksen' Richards. All pilots RTBed safely. | F254 F255 |