Not to take anything away from them (I need to know before I do), what's up with; "dropped their KC-10 Extender tanker to a lower altitude and dumped some of their own fuel to create an aerial marker to guide the British pilots in."
What. . .the AWACS controller was having a wine and cheese break and didn't TALK to the Brits and control the rejoin?
Possibly didn't want to radiate to make it easier for a missile to lock on.. Remember, tankers aren't evasive..
Well.... remember... there IS a language barrier.