Chugalug2:
So, UK Military Aviation is to have an "Independent" Military Aviation Authority [...]. One of the early indicators of the extent of its "Independence" will be the necessary and urgent audit of the airworthiness of the military airfleets, including of course the Chinook Mk2. If that is done thoroughly it cannot fail but confirm what has emerged on this thread, that the Chinook Mk2 was grossly lacking in airworthiness when released into Royal Air Force service and retained that deficiency at the time of the tragedy that is the subject of this and preceding threads.
I disagree. An "audit of the airworthiness" of the current Chinook fleet will not necessarily tell us anything about that aircraft's airworthiness 15 years ago. Of course, the MAA could investigate that specific issue but I'm not sure that would be an appropriate activity for an organisation whose priority should be ensuring that MoD aircraft are currently airworthy.