Meadowbank,
I have taken one line from your post which for me sums up the whole of this conundrum
"and it is even more unlikely that I will ever be persuaded that there is no doubt whatsoever that the two pilots were negligent.
From day 1 I have never understood how anyone could possibly arrive at a conclusion in this case that left them with no doubt whatsoever, there is simply not enough conclusive evidence to support that view.
I always thought there had to be another reason as to why the MOD and others were sticking so doggedly to their story and if what I have read on here over the last couple of months is true then it's all starting to become clear.
The only fear now is that the system will continue the cover up with its attempts to restrict the evidence shown to the enquiry. If they were that confident they got it right in the first place they would be telling all and sundry to "bring it on", sadly the fact that they are not speaks volumes.