Did I misunderstand or did someone fit 'go on ops', 'go to war', 'make a difference' and lastly 'sharp end' into a sentence about grey Merlin?
Well, hurrah!
If only there was some way fixed wing air power could contribute to the 'odd couple of things' not encompassed by mountain re-supply, rescue, killing baddies at close range and ASW. Which technically can be solved by donkey, small boat, knife, big boat (or a sand bank (just) off Scotland).
I saw a jet just the other day - must have been a museum piece. I also saw a helicopter crop dusting which I thought looked quite good fun. Then I noticed an aeroplane doing the same thing and came to my very own opinion that maybe the two were complimentary. I couldn't help wondering whether the same was true of military aviation and in fairness didn't stop to see if a crop dusting drone showed up.