Notes:
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The Group was briefed at 0500 hours. Takeoff had to be delayed by an hour because an aircraft had crashed on return from night flying the previous day, and debris had to be removed from the runway. In addition, a huge flock of birds congregated over and on the airfield, resulting in a call to Ordnance to man the shotguns. In spite of the difficulties, all operational aircraft but one were off by 0957, and that ship took off at 1027 and joined the formation. Four spares and one abort returned early from the mission. By 1345 all aircraft had returned, Flying Control noting: "Very good peeloffs and traffic pattern".
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