The British embarked nearly all their cannon and artillerists and, as the terrain was unsuitable for cavalry, all their cavalry troopers and a few healthy horses, but killed some 2,000 of the cavalrys horses
विमानतळावरील अनेक जर्मन सैनिकांनी हल्ला केला, परंतु अननुभवी कामगारांमुळे, खराब प्रकाशामुळे आणि अयोग्य नियोजनामुळे, दहशतवाद्यांनी सर्व बंधक मारले.