RAF and RAAF ORBs available on the Web - Luftwaffe and Allied Air Forces Discussion Forum

Laurent Rizzotti · #1 16th July 2006, 17:23

John Beaman · #2 16th July 2006, 19:48

Good work Laurent!

Juha · #3 17th July 2006, 09:38

Thanks a lot Laurent
I have nothing to add. The few ORBs I have found from the Net were all in Your list!

Great work!
Juha

HARD_Sarge · #4 18th July 2006, 21:21

Nice sites

odd, why do most of these records, list the Allied pilots by just there last name, but then when known that a Nightfighter shot them down, will list the Germen pilot by his full name ?

Laurent Rizzotti · #5 21st July 2006, 12:08

For some reason, I am no more able to edit my first post

A small add-on

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

notoole · #6 27th August 2006, 02:37

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 · #7 28th August 2006, 12:01

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 · #8 28th August 2006, 13:06

Quote:

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 · #9 28th August 2006, 14:41

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 · #10 21st October 2006, 00:43

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

Quote:

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

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