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Have I missed something? As I understand it the RN SeaKing was 50-55 mins into the mission by the time the revised position came in. You seem to suggest the RAF Seaking could then have been scrambled from Chivenor, flown the extra 85nms odd from Chivenor and still arrived only 20-30 mins after the RN aircraft?
Had the updated position been known from outset perhaps the RCC would have tasked Chivenor to start with but it wasn't and sounds like the RN crew made sound reasoned decision.
The guy is alive and the "trashed" aircraft flying again. Job done.