SASless, thank you for your thoughtful and supportive post. It really helps.
jayteeto, thank you too for conceding to SASless at least. We are all really as one, I hope, in not wanting any more of these avoidable tragedies, no matter the cause.
ShyTorque, thank you for drawing attention again to the Parliamentary Petition thread which is still current and from which anyone can add to the petition calling for all records relating to the Mull of Kintyre crash to be retained at Kew. Or follow this link if you wish:-
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/237925
Please sign. The OP was the "really irritating" OP of the three Hitting Back threads, and hopefully will not cease to be just as irritating in the future!