Although it’s now 45 years since the accident it would be interesting to see the Board of Inquiry conclusions. One or two things here, at least, raise an eyebrow.
A SNCO ‘found guilty of signing for his own independent check’ could expect a lot more than a reduction in rank. If true, he would have used someone else’s name and then forged their signature. Very serious; even without resulting deaths.
And there’s mention of an eye witness – yet the aircraft came down through ‘very dense and high trees at the crash site’. Possible I suppose, but it takes a stretch to picture just where the eye witness was located.
.... plus an eyewitness account of how the aircraft crashed led us to believe that the aircraft had lost fore and aft control.
All very odd. Anything further Aldons?