Whilst looking for something pretty unrelated I came upon a report for the case which resulted from the incident reported above in the AAIB report at St Mawgans.
In essence the MOD lost the case and paid the relatives some £5M.
The quote is very simple and raises a variety of issues regarding how courts treat 'expert' reports
"Paton v MOD, £5 million settlement achieved the day before a 3 week Category A trial for a fatal claim arising out of an air accident, overcoming accident investigation reports by both the AAIB and the MOD which found the deceased to have caused the accident. Thought to be the highest award for a single fatality; "