RD, thank you for your post. I'll defer to DV as regards any follow up info as it's his thread. You've already cleared the air and told us much of what happened. With no BoI Report seemingly in the public domain, and no FAI, the only immediate source of info would seem to be those like yourself who are prepared to recount what they remember. Let us hope that others might come forward as well to help DV in his quest.
Just to be clear, no-one is denying the need of operational risk, that is the sine qua non of military aviation. The campaign to reform UK Military Airworthiness and Air Accident Investigation is to try to reduce losses other than the operational ones, so that the RAF maintains its maximum air power. The actions of its leadership have sorely affected that over the past decades.