PPP we have exchanged PMs this morning. I don't wish to distract this very important thread, nor do I wish to detract from the massive amount of work done to clear the names of the two pilots, one of whom was known to me.
However, there is clear evidence that five fatal crashes are linked by a failure of the MoD to enforce its own airworthiness regulations. This Chinook was clearly not airworthy on that fateful day. A fact sometimes lost in this enormous thread. By stating this fact clearly, at this critical juncture, it may even help provide the tipping point for clearing the pilots once and for all.
MoD has consistently stated that ARS-6 was not fitted. I believe this to be total deceit and I also believe this thread is an appropriate place to highlight that deceit.