Sorties By Aircraft

1943 was the first year of operations for 625 Squadron. The Squadron commenced operations on October 1, 1943 and was disbanded on October 7, 1945. The tables below provide listings of the sorties conducted by 625 Squadron from 1943 to 1945. When using the reports, the filters can be reset by clicking on the "Reset Filter(s) button.

If a map has been created for the sortie, the "Link To Sortie Map" can be clicked to launch a map for the sortie.

The datasets that support these reports are not complete and relies on the capture of data from the Detailed ORB Reports. The capture of the data is a time consuming process and will be completed over time.

Sorties Listing

The Sorties Listing provides the Lancasters that flew the sorties, the details associated with the sorties and a link to the Detailed ORB Report from which the data and information was obtained.

Sorties Analytics

The Sorties Analytics Report provides charts that can be used to analyze the sorties flown by the Squadron.

Bomber Stream

The Bomber Stream Report is designed to provide insights into the bomber streams for each target that was bombed by the Squadron. The report provides the opportunity to correlate the time that each Lancaster dropped its bomb load and the altitude from which the bombs were released by Bomb Aimer.

Time In The Air

The Time In The Air Report is designed to provide insights into the total length of time that each Lancaster was in the air during a sortie. The report is reliant on the "Take Off Time", "Attack Time" and "Landing Time" having been recorded in the Detailed ORB report. On some of these reports, the times were not recorded. For aircraft that were lost, note that there is no "Landing Time" recorded in the ORB Report.

User Instructions - For Best User Experience

Step 1:

Pass your cursor over the table and then click on symbol called "Open Looker Studio 625 Squadron - Operations - Sorties in new window" to view a larger view of the report.

Step 2:

The report can be sorted by Sortie Date by clicking on the column heading.

Step 3:

The data in the report can be analyzed using the Analytics Tab. All of the charts are "Cross Filtered". This means that if you click on one section of a chart or multiple charts (i.e. a pie slice or a bar), this will automatically filter the data that is displayed in all the other charts so that the data displayed in the charts is based on the data set(s) that you selected. If you want to include more than one range in your data within a specific chart, you can hold down the CTRL key and then click on multiple ranges on the chart. In order to remove the filter from a specific chart, click the Reset arrow in the top left hand corner of the chart in which you set the filter. By clicking on the Reset button located in the top right corner of the screen, all filters that were set will be removed from all charts.

Step 4:

When you are finished with the table window, you can close that window and then you will be returned to the webpage called Sorties Listing.