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AIR | 130 |
GND | 55 |
Sorties | 118 |
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PILOT'S FLYING LOG BOOKAugust, 2020 |
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Year: | Aircraft. | Pilot, or 1st Pilot. |
2nd Pilot, Pupil, or Passanger. |
DUTY (Including Results And Remarks). |
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2020 | Type. | No. | Pilot, or 1st Pilot. |
2nd Pilot, Pupil, or Passanger. |
Pilot, or 1st Pilot. |
2nd Pilot, Pupil, or Passanger. |
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Month. | Date. | (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | |||||
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- Totals Brought Forward | 5h 40 | 0h 0 | 0h 0 | 0h 0 |
8 | 6 | Spitfire IX | EB-ZSM249 | Self | Offensive Sweep from B.60 . B flight took off from B.60 to sweep the bombline and defend nearby ground units from enemy. Engaged enemy east of Antwerp but was attacked by a friendly P-51 forcing B flight to disengage. B flight pushed on in their sweep and engaged a low flying aircraft with Mac remaining higher for cover. Shortly thereafter B flight was swarmed by 5 enemy aircraft; was overpowered and shot down. | - | ||||
F/O Z. Lamothe failed to return and is missing. | ||||||||||
8 | 7 | Spitfire IX | EB-ZSM249 | Self | Operational from Y-29 Asch. Ground attack from Asch Y-29 to Venlo with the objective of destroying a train known to be sitting within the city. Multiple engagements with enemy 109s including when 'A' Flight recovered to base. Three pilots lost, one of them P/O Bird was killed by E/A over the home base.F156 | 0h 40 | ||||
8 | 7 | Spitfire IX | EB-ZSM249 | Self | Offensive Sweep from Le Culot. Offensive sweep to clear the skies in front of the B-25s bombing Kelz airfield and industrial areas in Zulpich. Sqn Ldr Merfort lost to FLAK and is missing.F158 | 1h 0 | ||||
8 | 9 | Spitfire IX | EB-ZSM249 | Self | Offensive Sweep from Y-54. Offensive sweep near Bonn. Engaged several enemies near Bonn and destroyed 1 bandit. F165 | 0h 30 | ||||
8 | 9 | Spitfire IX | EB-ZSM249 | Self | Offensive Sweep from Y-54. Offensive sweep over the Rhine river between Koblenz and Unkel. Defended several allied objective's and shot down 4 enemy aircraft over Koblenz and 1 over Strassfeld airfield. Zach was shot down to enemy action but bailed out over friendly lines.F166 | - | ||||
F/O Z. Lamothe failed to return and is missing. | ||||||||||
8 | 9 | Spitfire IX | EB-ZSM249 | Self | Ground Attack from Y-29 Asch. Dive bombing to Kelz airfield with separate flight for flak suppression. One pilot lost to flak, one Me262 destroyed in the air. F167 | 1h 0 | ||||
8 | 11 | Spitfire IX | EB-ZSM249 | Self | Ground Attack from A-89. Conducted an attack on a train transporting munitions and troops to the front. Locomotive and all cars were destroyed southeast of Wassenburg. One enemy aircraft shot down at the loss of one. F172 | 12h 51 | ||||
8 | 11 | Spitfire IX | EB-ZSM249 | Self | Ground Attack from B-70. Conducted ground attack on a German tank convoy moving to the front. Negligible damage done with only one dugout confirmed to have been destroyed and several AA positions wiped out. Minimal damage was dealt to other enemy positions. Lost one to enemy action. F173 | 0h 18 | ||||
8 | 13 | Spitfire IX | EB-ZSM249 | Self | Offensive Sweep from B.77. Offensive sweep between Rotterdam and Nijmegen, One FW-190 destroyed northeast of Hortegenbosch.F175 | 1h 5 | ||||
8 | 25 | Spitfire IX | EB-ZSM249 | Self | Operational from Köln-Ostheim. Callsign, 'Bumper', comprised of blue flight and red flight, conducted a ground attack on ground troops in Plettenberg. One enemy bandit shot down over the objective and another near by.F179 | 0h 37 | ||||
8 | 29 | Spitfire IX | EB-ZSM249 | Self | Offensive Sweep from Ophoven. Unit operated under the callsign BUMPER and was tasked with protecting the American supply column headed to the city of Venlo.F187 | 2h 0 | ||||
8 | 29 | Spitfire IX | EB-ZSM249 | Self | Offensive Sweep from Ophoven. Unit operated as GROWLER and was joined by Tempests to continue air support operation over Venlo.F188 | 1h 0 | ||||
8 | 29 | Spitfire IX | EB-ZSM249 | Self | Offensive Sweep from Ophoven. In the last fight of the day, GROWLER, led by F/Lt 'Riksen' Richards was again tasked to support the supply column moving to Venlo. | 1h 0 | ||||
F/O Z. Lamothe failed to return and is missing. | ||||||||||
GRAND TOTAL [ Cols. (1) to (4) ] | Totals Carried Forward | 27h 41 | 0h 0 | 0h 0 | 0h 0 | |||||
.........27......... Hrs. .........41......... Mins. | (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |