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OPERATIONS RECORD BOOKDETAIL OF WORK CARRIED OUTBy No. 41 Squadron RAFFor the Month of June, 2020 |
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| Date. | Aircraft Type & Number. |
Crew. | Duty. | Time. | Details of Sortie or Flight. | References. | ||
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| Up. | Down. | |||||||
| 3.6.20 | Spitfire IX | EB-VSM635 EB-ESM823 | S/Ldr 'Skipper' Merfort F/Lt 'Madov' Emblin | Offensive Sweep | 21.09 | - - | From Volkel. Patrol as ordered between München Gladbach and Duisburg. Both pilots failed to return and are missing. | |
| 4.6.20 | Spitfire IX | EB-VSM635 EB-ESM823 EB-BSM825 | S/Ldr 'Skipper' Merfort F/Lt 'Madov' Emblin F/O 'Beardy' Nikiforov | Offensive Sweep | 21.15 | 21.50 21.50 21.50 | From Volkel. Patrol north of Oss. | F98 F97 |
| 5.6.20 | Spitfire IX | EB-VSM635 EB-ESM823 | S/Ldr 'Skipper' Merfort F/Lt 'Madov' Emblin | Offensive Sweep | 20.30 | 21.15 21.00 | From Volkel. Patrol the frontline near Gorinchem. No E/A engaged. 41Sqn_MADOV founded. Shot up by flak and crash-landed. | F101A12 |
| 10.6.20 | Spitfire IX | EB-VSM635 EB-ESM823 EB-BSM825 | S/Ldr 'Skipper' Merfort F/Lt 'Madov' Emblin F/O 'Beardy' Nikiforov | Flying Training | 20.30 20.35 | 21.30 21.30 21.30 | From Gent. Ground strafing exercise with several approaches. Andrey took-off delayed due to a jammed ruder lock. | |
| Spitfire IX | EB-VSM635 EB-ESM823 EB-BSM825 | S/Ldr 'Skipper' Merfort F/Lt 'Madov' Emblin F/O 'Beardy' Nikiforov | Flying Training | 21.45 | 22.45 22.45 22.45 | From Kelz. Strafing practice with conditions similar to an actual combat mission. Target was a train in Koblenz. Subsequent mock-up dogfight. | ||
| 11.6.20 | Spitfire IX | EB-VSM635 EB-ESM823 EB-BSM825 | S/Ldr 'Skipper' Merfort F/Lt 'Madov' Emblin F/O 'Beardy' Nikiforov | Ground Attack | 20.45 | 21.30 21.30 21.30 | From Y-45 near Aachen. Dive-bombing and strafing of artillery position to the North of Remagen. | F102 F103 |
| 26.6.20 | Spitfire IX | EB-VSM635 EB-ESM823 | S/Ldr 'Skipper' Merfort F/Lt 'Madov' Emblin | Ground Attack | 21.00 | 22.00 22.00 | From Y-45 near Aachen. Ordered to destroy a bridge over the Rhine in Cologne. | F104 F105 |
| 27.6.20 | Spitfire IX | EB-VSM635 EB-BSM825 EB-ESM823 | S/Ldr 'Skipper' Merfort F/O 'Beardy' Nikiforov F/Lt 'Madov' Emblin | Ground Attack | 21.45 | 22.30 22.30 22.30 | From Antwerp. Dive-bombing of three bridges near Lommel. All bridges were destroyed. | A13 F106A14 |
| 28.6.20 | Spitfire IX | EB-ESM823 EB-NSM207 EB-VSM635 | F/Lt 'Madov' Emblin F/Lt 'Riksen' Richards S/Ldr 'Skipper' Merfort | Ground Attack | 21.15 | 22.00 22.00 22.00 | From Y-45 near Aachen. Dive-bombing railway bridge in Cologne. Target was destroyed. | F108 A15 |
| 29.6.20 | Spitfire IX | EB-VSM635 EB-BSM825 EB-ESM823 | S/Ldr 'Skipper' Merfort F/O 'Beardy' Nikiforov F/Lt 'Madov' Emblin | Defensive Patrol | 21.15 | 22.10 - 22.10 | From Le Culot. Patrol the frontline between Geleen and Aachen. F/O 'Beardy' Nikiforov was killed in the dogfight. | F109 F110 |