I can only speak as a mere GE, hanging out of a para door, desperate to spot you pointy bugg@rs coming at us. But, I think we always made the effort to avoid you boys getting a result. I've been involved in loads of "fighter affil" in my time and have always enjoyed the sheer thrill of the actual flying at low level. I can say that we nearly always ended up getting stoofed and therefore having to drink copiously to overcome our gloom at losing. But I have to say I always admired the professionalism and tenacity of the drivers up front who always worked hard to put up a "good show". At the end of the day the brief was usually to try and avoid getting hit until the fast jet had to go home for fuel, easier said than done, and, as already stated the 2 v 1 where 1 keeps him turning whilst 2 comes down from above was always curtains. Respect to all FJ Jocks, and also admiration for the Herk pilots who worked their b@lls off to try and get away with it.
Smudge