Reproduzco la interceptación y la conversación con el controlador aéreo del HMS Glamorgan y su compañero "Soapy" Watson:
El tercer Mirage debió ser el solitario integrante de la OF 1101, sección "Fierro", el capitán Díaz, que también reportó haber sido dirigido por el radar Malvinas hacia un blanco al que se acercó hasta 8 millas y que al detectarlo a él, descendió eludiendo el combate...."8 miles"
"Tally ho!" This was it. I didn't have blood in my veins any more, just pure adrenaline.
"Three trails, 12 o´clock high.
I'm going for the left-hand man. You take the right, then we'll sort out the middle one later"
The trails were smoke trails coming directly towards us in a steep descent. Were the Mirages passing through a condensation layer? I couldn't work it out. My Sidewinder cross was already on my chosen target but I could get no acquisition tone. Then I started to make out the target - it wasn't an aircraft, it was white, with fins... Must be a head-on missile.
"They're missiles , Soapy! Keep your eyes peeled for the aircraft"
My excitement subsided as the missiles ran out of steam and plunged towards the sea below before reaching us. I craned my neck up and around to try to spot the enemy, but there was just empty blue sky. Not even Soapy was to be seen. I felt suddenly vulnerable on my own without the cross-cover from my number 2.
"I've lost visual, Soapy. Better head for the clouds"
"I'm already there, Boss" Soapy was obviously no fool. I felt all the tension go and laughted -at least Soapy had had the sense to run for cover when he lost the picture. We joined up with the help of Glamorgan and returned to the deck. It had been an exciting sortie. Glamorgan had tracked the three Mirages running for home as I attempted to shoot at their "missiles"....
En el libro de Salvador Mafé y Jesús Romero Briasco, "Malvinas, testigo de batallas", en el capítulo Dagger vs Sea Harrier, cuenta el picado de Bernhardt para ir a buscar a sus enemigos, pero por orden de su líder lo aborta.
Los tanques de 1300 litros de los Dagger, tenían aletas en su parte posterior. Se puede ver en la primera foto de este enlace:
https://www.3040100.com.ar/los-dagger-en-numeros/
Las fuentes argentinas no aluden a ningún lanzamiento de misil ese 1 de mayo.
Interesante también el detalle de que Ward trató de adquirir un blanco que le venía frontalmente con su Sidewinder, lo que denota que llevaba un AIM-9L.













