John Purdey:
If we assume, purely for the purposes of this discussion, that the a/c was not fit for purpose, then please say exactly what mods were incorporated after the accident to so successfully prevent a repetition over the past 15 years.
Again a fair question and one that deserves an answer, just as BD's ultimatum surely required one:
Until RWTS is provided with a clear, unequivocal and realistic explanation of the faults described at references B through H, with corrective action, further Chinook HC2 flying shall not be authorised.
Someone, somewhere, must be able to answer either or both. Indeed I would be greatly surprised if the latter was not swiftly though discreetly resolved as a direct result of BD's statement and this accident, which occurred by dreadful coincidence on the same day I believe. Anyone?
The state of UK Military Airworthiness provision has been shown to have been under prolonged and deliberate attack by the very Authority charged with providing it, ie the MOD. Are we to assume that they made an exception to this fleet, or has it been simply lucky since this accident?