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No. 41 Squadron ‡
AIR 130
GND 55
Sorties 118
SQUADRON
STATUS
READINESS
AVAILABLE
30 MINUTES NOTICE
STANDING-BY
ON PATROL
LANDING AND REFUELLING
RELEASED

OPERATIONS RECORD BOOK

Combat Report


Intelligence Form 'F'
Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (A)29.08.20
Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (B)No. 41 Squadron RAF
Type and mark of our A/C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (C)Spitfire IX
Time attack was delivered . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(D)16.00
Place of attack or target . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(E)Venlo
Our casualties A/C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (F)Spitfire IX SM605 Cat. E
Our casualties personell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (G)F/O 'Mac' Steele K
Enemy casualties in air combat. . . . . . . . . . . . . (H)Nil
Enemy casualties ground and sea targets. . . . . . (J)Nil

General Report

Second sortie of the day, was conducted approximately 01 hour later, with the planes properly refueled and rearmed. The flight operated under the callsign GROWLER and was assisted by a flight of Tempests over Venlo. GROWLER assisted in the downing of Me-110s just south of the city with F/O 'Zach' Z. Lamothe and F/O 'Mac' Steele inflicting considerable damage to one of the enemy fighter-bombers. The others were attacked by nearby Tempests. Pilot F/O 'Mac' Steele was KIA later during the sortie by a group of Me-109s.

F/Lt 'Riksen' Richards