"It's not something that I want to go into on this thread, however."
Agreed - even tho' it's in the public domain it's still a sensitive subject in parts of S America
I would suggest however that you sit down and document your side of the whole story and send it to the RAF Museum and the IWM - then it's on record for historians eons in the future to pour over. Also a copy to the Chilean's - its their country after all!
https://www.aviationmuseum.eu/World/...co_Militar.htm