And very welcome you were! You got the sh*ty end of the stick, no doubt. The captain of Hermes wanted to launch you into the fight as soon as the aircraft were refuelled - amazing! Luckily wiser heads prevailed.
By this time, we had lost 3 SHARs and their pilots. One to AAA and two to bad weather. The arrival of Atlantic Conveyor on the 18th was a huge fillip; 8 x SHARs and 6 x GR3s plus pilots and ground crew. I seem to remember (just) a pretty good party in the wardroom that evening. Great to see lots of mates from Germany arriving.
As XFJ says, more if you are interested.
Mog