FV, I have to disagree with you - why should expressions of condolences go unsaid? This is especially true of those of us currently located in some far-flung corner of the world. I knew both of the pilots; one of them very well, having spent considerable time with him at Marham, deployed on various ops and in the pub. Due to my location I will be unable to express my condolences directly to his family, and if a post on this board gives some small shred of comfort to them - or to me - then surely that is better than the 'stiff upper lip' attitude of days of yore. Things have changed and your 'Diana Syndrome' comment does you no service.
SBG