If you use 1/3 rule this will not happen.
Ah, yes it does. It's happened to me many times. I now don't assign all the aircraft to a mission at the start of a scenario so when the aircraft do hit bingo fuel, they all don't head back at once and leave me with no/minimal aircraft in the patrol zone.
But 1/3 rule will leave gaps, as I mentioned in my post.
True, that's why I am seconding your post. We both agree that it would be better to change 1/3 rule so the bingo fuel aircraft is leaving the patrol zone at the same time that the replacement aircraft is entering it. It's not too big a deal if the patrol zone is near the airbase/carrier, but it is a much bigger deal if the patrol area is far away. Especially tankers/maritime patrol aircraft. They have very long ranges and are fairly slow.
