I presume grid references...to what, though?

Discussion in 'NW Europe' started by SMF144, Jan 27, 2021.

  1. SMF144

    SMF144 Member

    Hello,

    I am coming across in squadron ORB's reference such as these when it refers to operational missions in and around the Normandy country side: G.C. 05 / G.C. 21/ G.C. 106 / MOR.1, area 3 / MOR.02, area 1 / MOR.9

    What exactly am I looking at and what do they refer to?

    I would appreciate any advice in cracking this nut of mine.

    Stephen
     
  2. Alex1975uk

    Alex1975uk Well-Known Member

    Bridges? Complete guess, my mind saw General Classification when looking at GC. Stab in the dark for starters.
     
  3. SMF144

    SMF144 Member

    Unfortunately not. They are identified. The above is used in reference for armed recces. For example: Twelve a/c took off on armed recce G.C.9 to Lisieux-Bernay-Laigle area.
     
  4. Richard Lewis

    Richard Lewis Member

    Any French connection? In French GC is Groupe de Chasse (Fighter Group). There were some Free French units under the control of the RAF.
    Don't know about MOR.
     
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  5. Tricky Dicky

    Tricky Dicky Don'tre member

    Might be worth uploading the pages so that they can be read in context - would also then know which squadrons - for example they could from the above post be Free French Squadron or Polish etc who may have certain short cuts or abbreviations only they would use


    TD
     
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  6. DaveB

    DaveB Very Senior Member

    XXXX
     
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  7. SMF144

    SMF144 Member

    It has to do with the RCAF Squadrons, and I have posted an example above, here is another one: the 541 ORB entry for No.421 Squadron RCAF on 17 June 1944 is this : MOR.2: Sweep of Argentan, Domfront, Vire area. Uneventful. Weather: Hazy to 3000 ft. And this is all that I have to go with. I suspect it relates to an area of the map for the recce, though I am inclined to think it has to do with operational orders as issued by No.83 Group RAF, which I would love to locate; I have been searching for a while now.

    Stephen
     
  8. Tricky Dicky

    Tricky Dicky Don'tre member

    Still suggest you upload an actual copy of the document you are looking at. We have had cases where the original poster gave information from what they interpreted the page to say, only for several members to read and understand what was written differently

    TD
     
  9. SMF144

    SMF144 Member

    Here it is.
     

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  10. Tricky Dicky

    Tricky Dicky Don'tre member

    Thats not the whole page though - I cant see the column headings for example and I also cant zoom in - must get some new specs

    Have you thought of asking this question on RAF Commands website/forum, as you will see from their name they do probably deal with questions like this more often than we do

    TD
     

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