There was, of course, little chance of the VV surviving in the BofB ... it would have suffered the same fate as the Ju-87. Post D-Day it would have been useful, especially in the Falaise Gap, but by then we had Typhoon offering greater capabilities against precision ground targets. As Danny noted, ‘Cometh the hour, cometh the man”, and Burma was the VV’s forte.
But just like the 14th Army, it was never in the limelight ... just slogging away seemingly unloved and unregarded. However, I’m sure a lot of 14th Army were very glad Danny and his colleagues were there.
BTW, very clever of Haines switching to these aircraft ‘manuals’. There’s a limited market for DIY car maintenance these days, when everything seems to involve/need computery!