Kammala jumla mai zuwa: Jirgin ruwan ya tashi a ranar 27 ga Fabrairu don komawa yakin basasa a cikin Bahar Rum. Bayan da yawa rehearsals a Salerno ga
da aka yi a kudancin Faransa, "Arcturus" ya shiga TF 85, "Delta" Force a cikin wannan aiki, kuma ya tsaya a bakin rairayin bakin teku na La Nartelle a ranar 15 ga watan Agusta, yana jiran H-hour, 0800. Harin ya ci gaba kamar darasi na darasi saboda kyakkyawan goyon bayan bindiga, murfin iska, da kuma ma'aikatan jirgin ruwa masu kwarewa. Saukowar ta kasance ba tare da hamayya ba. Babu wadanda suka mutu kuma babu asarar jirgin ruwa.