Orca,
Re your post #22, you are completely right. I may not have made myself completely clear, for which I applolgise. I didn't mean to use the "I was there, you weren't" argument. I meant to make it clear that I was in Ascension, but no associated with the raid. I simply saw a LOT of aircraft getting airborne, and recovering as singletons later. In some cases, much later.
And you are right, I do need to research more.