Stradishall

S/Ldr Knowles advises that 419 Flight will be operating tonight, taking off at 1800 on a 10-hour sortie. From the duration this is most likely to be another attempt to deliver Operation BENJAMIN to Czechoslovakia.

At about 1600 Group is told that 419 Flight is operating tonight, taking off at 1900.

At 1725 the operation is cancelled.

At 1845 Knowles phones 2 Group that SAVANNA is ‘on’ for the 6th.