I found it quite uncomfortable viewing, notwithstanding some of the errors in detail that were broadcast unchecked. Torps did look uneasy, but then it's not easy to defend the indefensible. SWMBO asked if it was accurate, and I was about to go of on one about 'what people don't understand is that...' and then I stopped and thought about the bare facts. 14 dedicated and professional blokes died and it is reasonable to assume that the parlous state of airworthiness of this old and overworked aircraft probably contributed to this tragic loss. Worse still, we all know that these issues apply well beyond Nimrod and, when I do finally pull the plug on my time in blue, I will be torn, on the one hand, between an unwillingness to stay in a Service that is coming apart and, on the other, some feeling of loyalty/conscience that I ought to stay and try to help make it work.
