Mighty Hunter AGE: I will answer your question. It is many years since I worked on Nimrod, but the lack of "currency" on Nimrod does not negate past experience and judgement. You should realise that the final call on this issue will be made by a coroner, not the BoI, and he with not have had any Nimrod experience. But he will have better judgement than a Chief Chief, or a Flight Engineering, in determining the cause of the deaths of 14 service personnel.
Finally, Mighty Hunter AGE, please read what people have said, you seem to be a "specilist" in mis-quoting. I have never called anyone a liar.
If there is another life, do not come back as a fish, ----- you bite to easily.
By the way, how much of the QinetiQ report have you read and understood.?
DV