Dozey Wannabe,
(or indeed any of the following flights, had Collins been luckier and his flight returned"
And how many following flights were there?? and just by the by, luck should not have any part of the process of moving people by air, even on a sightseeing flight.
"So to say that the crew on this occasion acted contrary to established procedure is disingenuous in the extreme."
Why?? everybody else came back so something must have been contrary.
As has been stated on this thread a number of times, once that descent below 16,000ft was commenced, this crew was well outside their experience level. That situation should not have been allowed to happen. Why was it allowed to happen?? who demanded that these flights be shared amongst their members in contravention of the wisdom developed by other operators who regularly flew to the Antarctic?? why did not Justice Mahon even mention this fact in his summing up??.