I have never quibbled with the appalling state of the Mk2 in Jun of 1994. I knew of many problems (and those of the Mk1) long before the vast majority here.
But your claim was:
given that a likely major factor, if not the direct cause, of this accident was the utterly dysfunctional state of the UK Military Airworthiness Provision then and now.
Read the words. That is a ridiculous exaggeration, which cannot be supported by any available facts.
Never mind the circumstantial. Please explain to me what evidence demonstrates that airworthiness was a 'major factor' in
THIS accident... That evidence simply does not exist.
I will return this thread to you chaps now, but I will continue to monitor, to ensure BOTH SIDES stick to what is supported by facts. Since to do otherwise is simply sloppy, and those directly involved have
always deserved far better!