GH and Archi, I stand corrected, thank you. But my general point still applies.
I believe that this is not a place for anonymous gossip and speculation about Operations and identifiable people who are either still living or who may have family or colleagues still living. It is, at best, mischievous and unfair and, at worst, it can be malicious and damaging.
An innocent question such as "oh, whatever happened to/about/when...?" from a likely sounding pseudonym is quickly answered by the ingenuous anxious to be helpful and air their knowledge and, before you know it, we're way over the boundaries of acceptable chit-chat.
I have a rule about gossip I've posted in another thread; gossip as much as you like as long as what you say is True, Kind and Necessary.
I also have a rule about PPRuNers who don't even give an e-mail address. I don't trust them because there is no reason not to give one if you have nothing to hide.
This stuff can be read anywhere in the world. Take note of the red warning at the bottom of this page, it's not your average "small print" to be disregarded as just blah, blah.
Now, turning to the Battle of Hastings...
It has been revealed that the reason for the loss was failure of the Arrow Detection and Decoy System (ADDS) which was overbudget and behind schedule and only working at half power. So the Contractor was to blame.
The rest is History...
