Scraggle,
Absolutely agree with everything Blacksheep has said.
Attended a Courts martial once (as an observer!). Someone had blown the canopy off a "special" aircraft by mistake. Even though the perpetrator was an outstanding NCO, with an unblemished record, there was no A.P. for the systems surrounding this canopy, noboby was hurt and the repairs took half a day (I know, because I repaired it!), he was pilloried.
His lawyer argued until he was blue in the face, that it was the air force's mistake in having an aircraft which was totally unique and yet had no manuals to guide the unwary (the NCO had used the only A.P. available which was for an unmodified aircraft - and was the only manual in use on the squadron), his submission was almost disdainfully dismissed by the Court.
So much for justice.
Anyway, good luck!