A decent man who was treated abysmally. The German failure to acknowledge slush as the cause, and the repeated attempts to try and pin the blame on a supposed failure to deice the wings was a cynical disgrace - and no-one did anything to help Thain to rehabillitate his reputation.
I met Ruby Thain a few years ago, and if she's still alive, and any PPRuNer knows her, please pass on my very best wishes. A dignified old girl who did more than BALPA or the UK Government to clear her husband's reputation.
We should remember Ken Rayment and Jimmy Thain as well as the Busby babes, and, who knows, even the eight or so journalists who died in the Ambassador that day.