At 00:10 British time, the first red spot fire was started and at 00:11, sixteen blind illuminator marker aircraft commenced marking runs with white parachute flares and long-burning red target indicators (TIs).
At 00:10 GMT, a red spot fire was ignited, followed by the commencement of marking runs by sixteen unmarked aircraft using white parachute flares and long-lasting red target indicators at 00:11 GMT.