8th June marked the last air-to-air engagement when two of us bounced four Skyhawks as they attacked a small landing craft near Lively Island. A previous raid had severely damaged two landing craft in Port Pleasant, with large loss of life.
I fired two AIM9Ls a few seconds apart and downed two of the A4s which were flying less than 50' above the sea. I then emptied my guns at a third (gun sight had dumped at this stage), achieving one hit on the port flap. This aircraft was then downed by my wingman with a L at max range and very low level (below 20').
We then returned to Hermes on fumes, landing with less than 90 seconds worth of gas, in the dark, for our first ever night deck landing. Luckily they kept the bar open for us!
Mog