Abbreviations
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Div LZ MT |
Division Landing Zone Motor Transport |
Month and year: September 1944
Commanding Officer : Major R.S. Croot
1st September 1944
Place: Fairford
Normal Routine.
2nd September 1944
Place: Fairford
Normal Routine.
3rd September 1944
Place: Fairford
Memorial Service to commemorate 5th anniversary of War.
4th September 1944
Place: Fairford
23 Flight flown to Chivenor to start 5 day march.
5th September 1944
Place: Fairford
23 Flight reached Minehead where information was given them of the Squadron's order for state of readiness.
6th September 1944
Place: Fairford
M.T. transported 23 Flight back to Fairford.
7th September 1944
Place: Fairford
Normal Routine.
8th September 1944
Place: Fairford
Squadron was briefed for Operation "Comet".
9th September 1944
Place: Fairford
Squadron was briefed for Operation "Comet".
10th September 1944
Place: Fairford
Operation "Comet" postponed 24 hours.
11th September 1944
Place: Fairford
Operation "Comet" cancelled.
12th September 1944
Place: Fairford
Normal Routine.
13th September 1944
Place: Fairford
All days off stopped - G.1098 stores issued by Flights.
14th September 1944
Place: Fairford
Squadron confined to camp. Arms and ammunition maintained.
15th & 16th September 1944
Place: Fairford
Squadron was briefed for operation "Market".
17th September 1944
Place: Fairford
Operation "Market" begins. 1st lift airborne 10.20 hrs. No resistance on L.Z.
18th September 1944
Place: Arnhem
2nd lift Airborne 1130 hrs. Slight resistance on L.Z. Measures to contact 1st lift only slightly successful.
19th September 1944
Place: Arnhem
3rd lift airborne 1200 hrs. Heavy resistance on L.Z.
20th - 24th September 1944
Place: Arnhem
Heavy fighting on all sectors.
25th September 1944
Place: Arnhem
2030 hrs. Evacuation on 1st Airborne Div Formation started. Route Oosterbeek - Driel - Nijmegen.
26th September 1944
Place: Nijmegen
Squadron arrived Nijmegen A.M. Rested until evening in Hostel. Transferred to barracks. Seatail contacted Squadron.
27th September 1944
Place: Nijmegen
Spent day and night Nijmegen.
28th September 1944
Place: Louvain
Left Nijmegen in MT A.M. Arrived Louvain P.M.
29th September 1944
Place: Travelling
1030 hrs left Brussels Airport. Arrived Lympe Airport 1215 hrs. Left Lympe Airport 1430 hrs. Arrived Ramsbury 1545 hrs. Arrived Fairford 2200 hrs.
30th September 1944
Place: Fairford
Squadron sent on 14 days leave.
