ðə fˈɜːst ɐtˈɛmpt tə dᵻpˈɑːzɪt hˌɪm ɪn ˈaɪɚlənd fˈeɪld wɛn ðə hiː wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd ɪlˈɛvən wʌz fˈoːɹst tə ɹᵻtˈɜːn tə bˈeɪs ɪn ˈæmstɚdˌæm ˌɔn fˈaɪv mˈɑːɹtʃ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi wˈʌn.
The first attempt to deposit him in Ireland failed when the He 111 was forced to return to base in Amsterdam on 5 March 1941.