The crew would have been well trained for just this event. I would hazard a guess that the death could have come from carbon monoxide poisoning from burning cables etc.
I'm not aware of any criticism levelled at the Upholders when in RN service, formally or otherwise.
The problems encountered by BWoS in reactivating them explains why we have no reserve fleet or standby squadron any more. The best way to keep something serviceable is to keep it running. That goes for a/c as well.
Last edited by Navaleye; 8th Oct 2004 at 16:57.