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What is bombing g.g. ?

Hi

I came across the phrase “bombing g.g.” regarding RAF WW2 Navigator training.  I assume the “g.g.” is an abbreviation. Does anyone know what this might be referring to? If you would be so kind would you mind explaining?

 

 

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By: FMS - 4th December 2023 at 15:06

I’ve come across an RAF publication called “Ground Gen for Airmen” all about living in the RAF.

Was there such a thing as “bombing ground gen”?

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By: Trolley Aux - 4th December 2023 at 14:43

GOOD JOB

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By: FMS - 4th December 2023 at 12:42

Good ideas, thanks.

Here is a look at the formation of his letters which have a descender.

I suspect they are both lower case letters.

If it is lower case letters maybe it isn’t Gee which I assume would have been written with an upper case G

 

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By: avion ancien - 4th December 2023 at 10:34

Is there the possibility that the second letter could be a ‘j’ rather than a ‘g’?

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By: andrewclark - 4th December 2023 at 10:12

For what it’s worth, ‘Good grouping’ also sounds very plausible to me. 

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By: NewQldSpitty - 3rd December 2023 at 22:17

Or Good Grouping???

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By: andrewclark - 1st December 2023 at 19:31

‘Gee gen’ would certainly make sense to me, as ‘gen’ was a frequently used term in those days……

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By: Arabella-Cox - 1st December 2023 at 19:04

 General knowledge concerning the use of using gee for navigating? ‘Gee gen’ ?

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By: FMS - 1st December 2023 at 17:30

It is handwritten but it definitely looks like a double g

He says that he spent the day catching up on bombing g.g

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By: andrewclark - 1st December 2023 at 16:47

If it’s handwritten, could you be misreading ‘bombing gee’???

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