"Absolute Certainty"
Ark Royal,
You say we cannot be "absolutely certain of anything in this sorry affair". At post #2007 however, you state "A climb to MSA was never an option". Seeing as that viewpoint is at odds with the view of the Air Staffs at HQ 1Gp/HQSTC and MOD at that time; am I to take it that you meant something along the lines of "In my opinion a climb to MSA was not a viable option"?
You also state "The flight was planned and flown VFR in
"marginal VMC" which the BOI agreed was "suitable for the mission". I fail to see how any BOI could conclude that flight "in marginal VMC" was "suitable for the mission" if "A climb to MSA was never an option". Far from being "suitable" I would suggest a more appropriate description would be "suicidal".
Last edited by cazatou; 12th Apr 2006 at 18:27.