4 1 . ▁ ▁Fl ight ▁to ▁Scotland ▁ ▁After ▁a ▁final ▁check ▁of ▁the ▁weather ▁reports ▁for ▁Germany ▁and ▁the ▁North ▁Sea , ▁H ess ▁took ▁off ▁at ▁ 1 7 : 4 5 ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁from ▁the ▁air field ▁at ▁A ugs burg - Ha unst etten ▁in ▁his ▁spe cially ▁prepared ▁aircraft . ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁last ▁of ▁several ▁attempts ▁to ▁depart ▁on ▁his ▁mission ; ▁previous ▁efforts ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁called ▁off ▁due ▁to ▁mechanical ▁problems ▁or ▁poor ▁weather . ▁W ear ing ▁a ▁le ather ▁flying ▁suit ▁bearing ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁captain , ▁he ▁brought ▁along ▁a ▁supply ▁of ▁money ▁and ▁to ile t ries , ▁a ▁tor ch , ▁a ▁camera , ▁maps ▁and ▁charts , ▁and ▁a ▁collection ▁of ▁ 2 8 ▁different ▁medic ines , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁de xt rose ▁table ts ▁to ▁help ▁w ard ▁off ▁fat igue ▁and ▁an ▁ass ort ment ▁of ▁home op ath ic ▁rem ed ies . ▁ ▁Initial ly ▁setting ▁a ▁course ▁towards ▁Bonn , ▁H ess ▁used ▁land marks ▁on ▁the ▁ground ▁to ▁orient ▁himself ▁and ▁make ▁minor ▁course ▁corre ctions . ▁When ▁he ▁reached ▁the ▁coast ▁near ▁the ▁F ris ian ▁Islands , ▁he ▁turned ▁and ▁fle w ▁in ▁an ▁e aster ly ▁direction ▁for ▁twenty ▁minutes ▁to ▁stay ▁out ▁of ▁range ▁of ▁British ▁rad ar . ▁He ▁then ▁took ▁a ▁heading ▁of ▁ 3 3 5 ▁degrees ▁for ▁the ▁trip ▁across ▁the ▁North ▁Sea , ▁initially