Cover up and DESA
I agree CHUG, but the actual VIG fleet disposal operation was the remit of DESA.
The DESA 'mission statement' is quite clear, and states that without compromising legal issues they are tasked with getting the MAX return on assets for the MOD, plus provide opportunity for British business as part of their prosperity agenda.
DESA manifestly failed to do this, and by doing so have been complicit in the overall cover up.
The public interest has not been served either in a financial or practical way, nor has the Air Cadet organisation been provided with a fit for purpose ongoing facility that it paid for and is still doing so.
The sad facts are that the very strengths of the Air Cadet gliding operation in its 'volunteer' civilian operational leadership, gave it little actual power to mitigate the appalling lack of leadership and Tech support from those who were supposed to be running the organisation at HQAC.
The requirements of DESA were quite obviously compromised in a similar fashion by those wishing for the full disgraceful episode to be hidden in a way that cost the tax payer even 'more' money, and true to form got nothing in return.