Chugalug 7731 has it in a nutshell.
The Reviewing Officers never had the evidence to change the original findings of the BOI.
It is the insistence of the MOD that "New Evidence" be found to overtake the Gross Negligence findings that has led to the extensive digging into Airworthiness and other issues, which may well have been left dormant.
Tucumseh (and others), have shown that not only was the aircraft proven to be Unairworthy, but the MOD have systematically ( and possibly criminally) attempted to hide the fact from this, and previous reviews.
Tandemrotor,
This Genie was well and truly out of the bottle before the latest BBC article.
You underestimate Lord Phillip if you think it will influence him in any way.
I can see that you would like to keep the Gross Negligence and Airworthiness issues separate, but I fear that is no longer possible.
Last edited by dalek; 14th Apr 2011 at 12:43.