YOU SAID:
John flew to the Moon and back
INTO JAPANESE
ジョンは月に戻って飛んだ
BACK INTO ENGLISH
John flew back to the moon
INTO JAPANESE
ジョンは月に戻った
BACK INTO ENGLISH
John returned to the moon
INTO JAPANESE
ジョンは月に戻った
BACK INTO ENGLISH
John returned to the moon
That didn't even make that much sense in English.