Another letter supporting the CAS in the Telegraph today (sorry can't find a link) from ACM's Graydon(CAS at the time) and Alcock (Chief Engineer at the time) so no self interest there then.
Seems very weak.
"In a nutshell, had the pilots not knowingly contravened the strict regulations that govern flight at low level, they could not possibly have crashed on the Mull of Kintyre as they did.
This conclusion stems from evidence which is absoloutely clear to the open minded."
Then:
"Why would the Royal Air Force wish to blame itself if there was the slightest possibility that a technical fault might have been responsible?"
Because that same RAF should not have allowed an unairworthy aeroplane to be used in the first place.
If their leadership was as weak as their arguments in this letter I am not surprised that the safety regulation of the RAF has got into the state it has.