I am puzzled by the assertion in the report that it is not feasible to carry crew parachutes in the Nimrod because of a lack of space. Surely there is plenty of room?
Whether or not Crew 3 would have actually used them, given that they (I assume, though they had no option) thought an emergency landing at Kandahar was attainable, or that bailing out over hostile territory is another consideration entirely, the non-provision of crew escape means on non-pax aircraft going into harm's way smacks to me of the former V-Force arguments for not fitting rear-crew ejection seats.
Riding a burning jet down should not be the only option.