Croqueteer,
no need to apologise. Occasionally I do talk rubbish. However I try not to with regards this particular issue.
Looking at my original post, I was perhaps a little forthright in saying that the pilots would be Courts Martialled. I should have said could be Courts Martialled. May I ask what provided facts you refer to? Do you mean to me or to the crew?
I was working on the point that if the crew are told to fly a particular aircraft and they refuse, it could be deemed to be disobeying a direct order. You may recall that the Mk2 Chinook was the only serviceable Chinook in Aldergrove at the time, so there was no other option available to the crew than to take ZD576.
At the time of the accident spurious cockpit warnings were a regular occurrence across the Mk2 fleet, so they couldn't have even gone down the liine of "Well this particular Mk2 is a problem".
Where did that leave the crew?
I hope that answers your point. If not, please come back to me.
Pilgrim,
thank you for your words of support.
For those who can make it, don't forget the memorial at Westminster Abbey tomorrow at 2.00pm.
My best, as always.
Brian
"Justice has no expiry date" - John Cook