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...Saturday, Frankfurt instructed Flight 1231, still waiting in Ankara: "Fly back to Cologne. This is an order from the Interior Minister." The commandos returned to West Germany and left again a day later on another 707, code-named Uniform Bravo. This time they flew to Crete to await further orders...
Meanwhile, the German 707 with the second contingent of G.S.G. 9 men aboard took off from Crete. "This is Uniform Bravo, airborne over Egyptian territory," the captain told Frankfurt. "Got clearance to fly southward." Frankfurt replied: "Urgent that you reach Mogadishu airport as soon as possible. Rush your flight plan to Somalia. Do not waste time." A short time later, Frankfurt reversed itself and asked Uniform Bravo to slow down and see if it could land at Djibouti for a while. Uniform Bravo then reported that Djibouti was "asking too many questions we cannot answer," so Frankfurt ordered: "Keep holding...
Throughout the early evening, telephone lines to Europe were open, so the Lufthansa planes were on the air to Frankfurt only for radio checks. But these checks became more and more frequent as the hours passed: from every 30 minutes to 20, then ten and finally two. Shortly after midnight Frankfurt told the planes: "We have lost all telephone and telex connections. You are our only means of communication. Keep in touch...
From Wischnewski's plane 500 yards away, his pilot described the scene to Frankfurt in a running narrative. "This is Oscar X Ray. I can see the doors of the plane are open and the guys are entering the plane." Frankfurt headquarters: "O.K., go ahead...
...Frankfurt said calmly: "The Chancellor would like to know how many casualties there...