WNM, thank you for clearing that up. The broader point here is that some people think we should all stay silent until the BoI is published, other people think differently. Here is a link to the Lynx that was shot down in Iraq.
http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/Ab...ardsOfInquiry/
Check out the main recommendations. Huge chunks redacted. I happen to know a little bit about this tragedy, specifically about what happened on the ground. It has all been removed. This stuff is not secret, it is not useful to the enemy, it has simply been deleted.
I only hope that when the BoI for the Nimrod crash is published, it is published in full. If the MoD would make that promise now, I would happily stay silent.
BTW 50% of US combat losses in the Vietnam war were as a result of fuel tank explosions. Every operational aircraft and helo in the US inventory has fuel tank protection fitted as standard. My own sources have told me that Nimrod XV230 was brought down by a fuel tank explosion. Even if they are wrong, it does not excuse the MOD from sending crews to war without fuel tank protection. So no, Foam and Inert Gas is not the answer to everything, only about half of everything.