RAF and RAAF ORBs available on the Web

[notoole]

This is not a squadron ORB, but it may be of interest. Bomber Command's 60th Anniversary web site has the campaign diary at the following site:

Royal Air Force Bomber Command 60th Anniversary Campaign Diary
http://www.raf.mod.uk/bombercommand/

(select “Diary” from top menu)

The site lists every operational sortie with the target; number of aircraft tasked and lost; and the results of the raids.

Norma O'Toole
in British Columbia, Canada

[Brian]

Great work, Laurent!

Access to some of these ORBs will save me a considerable amount of time. Many thanks for your efforts.

Cheers
Brian

[Laurent Rizzotti]

Originally Posted by notoole

This is not a squadron ORB, but it may be of interest. Bomber Command's 60th Anniversary web site has the campaign diary at the following site:

Royal Air Force Bomber Command 60th Anniversary Campaign Diary
http://www.raf.mod.uk/bombercommand/

(select “Diary” from top menu)

The site lists every operational sortie with the target; number of aircraft tasked and lost; and the results of the raids.

Norma O'Toole
in British Columbia, Canada

Thanks Norma,

I didn't include the above link because it is not an original source, but a sort of copy of the book 'Bomber Command War Diaries' by Martin Middlebrook.

Two comments:
_ the text on the website is extracted from the above book (with the same sentences) but the part listing the number of civilian killed and so on is in 99% of the cases deleted. A politically correct approach ?

_ the number of losses may be misleading, as it lists only the missing aircraft. Bomber that crashed in Allied held territory are usually not listed (except in the worst night), so losses were usually higher than what the book said

If you're interested in Bomber Command, a very detailled site exists for 6 (Canadian) Group: http://www.rcaf.com/6group/Operations.html

[phasselgren]

Thanks Laurent for this splendid work.

Does anyone know if there are any plans to make the ORBs of all RAF squadrons (WWII) accessible on the net in the same way as they have done in Australia?

Regards
Peter

[Jerry Murland]

looking for the ORB of 99 Squadron if anyone has copies?
Just seen this post :

278 Sqn
ORB 1-6 October 1944
http://www.littlefriends.co.uk/ramrod-app-d.php

correction to the 278 Squadron ORB to be found in the above link, F/S Marland should read F/S Murland, he was my dad, later commissioned and flew with 74 Squadron.

Jerry Murland

[mhuxt]

Not an ORB as such, however there's a 410 Squadron RCAF Squadron history, with details of claims and losses, as well as significant postings onto and off the squadron, here:

http://www.rcaf.com/410squadron/410eng1.htm

[Vraa84]

Hello

Does anybody have the ORB's for Banff, Dallachy and North Coates Strike Wings spring 1945, or for 16 and 18 Group of the same time.

Kind regards
Nicolaj

[Adrian Parker]

This is really great to see. Nice work.
Anyone have a link for 250 (Sudan) RAF Sqn for the April - May period, 1945?

[K for Kitty crew]

Hello to everyone,

Great post going here. Was hoping someone many have ORB's for 630 Squadron. Specifically from April 44 to October 44. Any help most welcome.

John