A sad day indeed for, the families, for military justice (or the lack thereof) and the reputation of the RAF.
The road may be long and the road may be hard but I hope you will feel it worth continuing with your campaign because there have been a number of cases taken to the European court where the government has been forced to climb down.
I remember John Day as a young pilot fresh out of university. It doesn't look as if he has changed his character one iota.