NA ORB Exchange and Request Thread

**ianh** · 23rd April 2020, 22:13

I've got photos of most of the pages of the ORB for RAF Woodbridge emergency airfield, for the period 1943-45.
Got a lot for Manston in 1945 too, but that's most disappointing in its detail by comparison.

**Jagan** · 24th April 2020, 04:53

Has anyone got the ORBs for

12 EFTS (Oct 40- Feb 41)
9 SFTS (Dec 40- April 41)
56 OTU (April 41 - June 41)

Looking for any entries or data related to Indian pilots training in the Oct 40- June 41 time period - including any course photographs..

**Steve Brew** · 24th April 2020, 06:39

Hi Jagan

Sorry, can't help you with those.

For what it's worth, there were no Indian pilots on 41 Sqn between 1916 and 1946 - my main concentration - but you can see some stats on 41 Sqn pilot demographics for WWII here: http://brew.clients.ch/stats.htm

Are there any of my files (first post in this thread) that you are interested in?

Regards
Steve

**Luc Vervoort** · 24th April 2020, 09:29

Jagan,

If 9 SFTS and 12 EFTS were the Canadian units documents can be found at

http://heritage.canadiana.ca/search/?q0.0=c-12347

on the digital version of the microfilms C12347 , C12348 and C12338

Take care !

Luc

**Jagan** · 25th April 2020, 04:47

Unfortunately those are only for Canada. UK had the same numbered units. I believe the Canadian ones are distinct from the UK ones and use (Canada) in the unit names..

**marioso98** · 25th April 2020, 09:56

Hi Jagan,

check your @ - 56 OTU ORB is there

Mariusz

**malcolm_raf** · 25th April 2020, 09:56

Hi Jagan

I have the F540 for 56 OTU covering this period but only casualties are listed, no course lists but there may be son in the Appendices, which I don't have.

Malcolm

**Jagan** · 26th April 2020, 06:16

Maruisz - In the pages that have been shared - there was a page with mention of indian names in there - Pujji and Ullah - but that was just what i was looking for. Thank you Once again.

Malcolm - Appreciate the offer and advice on the appendices.

**AndyBaldEagle** · 26th April 2020, 22:08

Evening to all

Is there something similar to the Air 27 spreadsheet as I have a number of Air documents copied that might be of use to others

Regards

Andy

**JohnE** · 28th April 2020, 16:44

If you check the AIR 27 spreadsheet (link is in the other thread http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/sho...-Sheet-Tracker), you will see that I have the ORBs for nearly every Hurricane and Spitfire unit. And I am willing to exchange with something from this list of files:

AIR 26:

22 7 SAAF Wing 1942/08 1942/12

23 7 SAAF Wing 1943/01 1943/12

24 7 SAAF Wing 1944/01 1944/04

25 7 SAAF Wing 1944/04 1944/06

26 7 SAAF Wing 1944/07 1944/08

27 7 SAAF Wing 1944/09 1944/11

28 7 SAAF Wing 1944/12 1945/03

29 7 SAAF Wing 1945/04 1945/06

30 7 SAAF Wing app 1942/10 1942/12

31 7 SAAF Wing app 1943/01 1943/06

32 7 SAAF Wing app 1943/07 1943/12

48 34 Wing 1941/08 1945/09

49 34 Wing app 1941/08 1945/09

50 34 Wing app 1943/06 1945/05

87 67 Wing 1939/11 1940/07

430 324 Wing 1945/06 1945/12

431 324 Wing app 1942/11 1944/11

432 324 Wing app 1944/12 1945/05

474 337 Wing 1945/01 1946/06

477 338 Wing 1943/11 1945/09

478 338 Wing app 1944/05 1945/09

AIR 28:

2 RAF Amriyah 1941/02 1941/12

3 RAF Amriyah 1942/01 1943/02

9 RAF Aboukir 1942/05 1946/10

17 RAF Acklington 1939/08 1945/12

61 RAF Benson 1941/09 1945/12

64 RAF Biggin Hill 1932/10 1945/12

141 RAF Catterick 1936/08 1945/01

166 RAF Colerne 1940/09 1946/10

235 RAF Dyce 1939/10 1945/12

335 RAF Hal Far 1944/05 1946/04

345 RAF Hawkinge 1935/07 1945/11

409 RAF Kalafrana 1916/05 1943/10

502 RAF Luqa 1940/06 1941/12

503 RAF Luqa 1942/01 1942/12

506 RAF Luqa 1943/03 1943/06

636 RAF Petah Tiqva 1943/09 1946/02

677 RAF Safi 1943/02 1943/11

729 752 RAF St. Eval

802 RAF Takoradi 1944/01 1946/07

803 3 RAF Takoradi 1944/01 1946/07

808 RAF Takoradi 1940/07 1941/12

809 RAF Takoradi 1942/01 1943/12

810 RAF Takoradi 1940/06 1941/05

811 RAF Takoradi 1940/07 1941/09

812 RAF Takoradi 1941/06 1943/05

813 RAF Takoradi 1943/06 1948/07

838 RAF Thorney Island 1938/02 1940/12

839 RAF Thorney Island 1941/01 1942/12

840 RAF Thorney Island 1943/01 1943/12

841 RAF Thorney Island 1944/01 1945/05

842 RAF Thorney Island app 1939/09 1939/12

843 RAF Thorney Island app 1940/01 1940/05

844 RAF Thorney Island app 1940/06 1941/12

845 RAF Thorney Island app 1942/01 1943/12

846 RAF Thorney Island app 1944/01 1945/05

AIR 29:

28 FIU Appendices 1944/05 1944/12

49 5 1 TT Flight & 26 AACU 1942/12 1947/03

157 TFU 1941/10 1945/08

549 5 1 AFU Ambala 1943/12 1944/05

549 6 AFU Setif 1943/06 1944/03

557 5 FTS/5 SFTS/5 PAFU 1939/10 1944/09

560 11 FTS/11 SFTS/11 PAFU 1935/10 1945/06

567 2 8 FTS/8 SFTS 1936/01 1942/03

589 3 2 AGS 1941/06 1945/10

597 3 11 AGS 1943/05 1947/10

604 CFS 1912/05 1942/05

605 CGS 1939/11 1945/12

606 CGS 1940/12 1945/06

629 2 302 FTU 1942/12 1944/11

629 3 303 FTU/11 FU 1942/12 1946/04

629 4 304 FTU/12 FU 1943/02 1945/10

629 5 305 FTU 1943/01 1944/04

629 6 306 FTU 1943/01 1943/10

629 7 307 FTU 1942/12 1944/01

629 8 1 FU 1944 1947

637 8 OTU 1942/05 1947/07

650 13 OTU 1940/06 1945/05

680 51 OTU 1941/07 1945/06

687 82 OTU 1943/05 1944/12

702 10 5 METS 1942/04 1943/05

708 FLS 1944/02 1944/12

770 A AFDU 1941/01 1944/11

804 4 59 RSU 1941/12 1944/06

825 4 151 RU 1944/12 1947/11

859 Special Duty Flight 1940/01 1940/03

868 10 1423 Flight 1941/06 1941/12

868 9 1422 Flight 1941/06 1944/10

870 7 1480 Flight 1943/06 1943/11

870 9 1482 Flight 1941/09 1944/03

880 21 1623 Flight 1943/02 1943/11

1036 103 Maintenance Unit 1939/11 1943/10

1052 137 Maintenance Unit 1942/10 1945/12

1073 301 Maintenance Unit 1942/01 1947/07

John Engelsted