dalek
If you have read the thread in respect of Walters theory you should be in no doubt, as Walter would confirm, that I do not agree with his theory. He has, however, unearthed some interesting information having spoken to people who were present that evening (but not later officially interviewed) and through having carried a detailed survey of the vicinity of the site. It was Walter who matched the "misplotted" waypoint to the HLS.
It was Lt K who initially planned the sortie. As I have said before, an RN Pilot would be acutely aware of the perils of making landfall on a strange coastline heading towards high ground in poor weather. The Investigating Board seem to have assumed that the Lighthouse with its vertical extent was the planned turning point rather than the HLS. I may be wrong - has anyone ever asked Lt K who did the initial planning? If it was a misplot then the pilots actually flying the task should have picked up the error.