Thanks to The Airborne Soldier for this diary.

Abbreviations

CGP Comdr Int. Sum Op Tps

Commander Glider Pilots Commander Intelligence Summary Operation Troops

1st September 1944

Personnel of HQ, C.G.P. proceed to Harwell Transit Camp for operation "Linnet".

2nd September 1944

Comdr. Glider Pilots proceeds to R.A.F. Station Harwell for take-off.

3rd September 1944

Operation "Linnet" cancelled.  Comdr. Glider Pilots proceeds to conference at Moor Park, returning to Harwell same day.

4th September 1944

Planning of operation "Comet", commences at Harwell.

7th September 1944

Operation "Comet" postponed 24 hours.

8th September 1944

Operation "Comet" postponed 24 hours.

9th September 1944

Operation "Comet" postponed 48 hours.  Comdr. Glider Pilots returns to HQ. Glider Pilots.

10th September 1944

Operation "Comet" cancelled.

11th September 1944

Comdr. Glider Pilots, attends conference at HQ Air Tps for operation "Market".

12th September 1944

Comdr. Glider Pilots returns HQ.  HQ personal from transit camp.

14th September 1944

Personal leave HQ, C.G.P. for Transit Camp.  Ops Order & Int Sum. No.1 issued.

17th September 1944

Operation "Market" takes place at 1100 hrs.  Ensued according to plan.  38 Group Op. Order No.527 received.

18th September 1944

Further Lift for operation "Market" landed according to plan.

27th September 1944

Information received of return of Glider Pilots to U.K.

29th September 1944

Commander Glider Pilots returns U.K. from operation "Market".