ðə wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti θɹˈiː dˈiː lˈɛft ðɛɹ pˈiː fˈɪfti wˈʌn dˌiːˈɛs æt ɡˈɑːdmən ˌeɪˌɛfbˈiː ænd ðə pˌɜːsənˈɛl bˈoːɹdᵻd sˈiː wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti fˈoːɹ ɡlˈoʊbmæstɚ ɹˌoʊmən tˈuː tɹˈænspoːɹts tʊ ˈɪŋɡlənd wˌɛɹ ðeɪ ɪnˈɪʃəli bɪɡˈæn kənvˈɜːʒən tɹˈeɪnɪŋ ˌɔn ˈɛf ˈeɪɾi fˈoːɹ ˈiː θˈʌndɚdʒˌɛts.
The 123d left their P-51Ds at Godman AFB and the personnel boarded C-124 Globemaster II transports to England where they initially began conversion training on F-84E Thunderjets.