Notes:
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At briefing, which took place at 0445 hours, the Group was briefed on two alternate plans. Plan A was decided on and a 45 minute delay ordered, resulting in the taxi and takeoff times shown above. All operational aircraft were off by 0850, with the two spares returning early as unneeded. Because of the length of the mission, it was anticipated that most of the ships would have to land to refuel, and all did so, a number landing on the Continent. By 2200 hours, Flying Control could report that all but eight of the operational aircraft had been accounted for. The following day (20 March) all but one of the operational aircraft had returned to Deenethorpe after overnight stays at other bases.
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