Aircraft losses are not always due to equipment failings and it is a disservice to our people, particularly those working heroically in Afghanistan, to see a conspiracy behind every tragic loss.
What UTTER balls. What the hell has Afghanistan got to do with all this?
To my mind, it is a disservice to 'our people' to pin the blame on them for an accident with totally inadequate evidence. No CVR evidence, no idea of the human factors stress being suffered by the pilots on the day through being ordered to fly a non-airworthy, immature aircraft.
No-one knows 'beyond any doubt whatsoever' what caused the accident - and Dalton's drivel just perpetuates the MoD's clear desire to stick to their untenable position.