The wikipedia article doesn't mention a date miscalculation. Probably the main cause of their fuel difficulties was having to launch 10 hours and 170 nautical m

The wikipedia article doesn't mention a date miscalculation. Probably the main cause of their fuel difficulties was having to launch 10 hours and 170 nautical miles before originally planned due to being spotted by a Japanese patrol boat. All but one of the planes crashed, but only three men KIA, 8 men captured, and one crew interned in Russia.