Of course some of the success of the SHAR was because it was considered inferior. Because of this inferiority complex, certain methods were used to overcome those deficiencies. One of those methods (unclassified) was the close co-operation between Pilot and Freddie. It is sad to note that the only person not named in the sqn photograph in Sharky Ward's book was the Freddie, noted just as "Squadron D". The beauty of the deployed RN SHAR force was that it took it's Freddies with it. They knew the voices, the tactics etc. and this was one ace up the sleeve that was not trumpeted as much as it should have been. The combination of the jet, the radar, the pilot, the missiles and also the Freddies and the Baggers, often ensured a victory against sometimes overwhelming odds.
DIRIGEAMUS
