GB 50,
I can only assume that you are unaware that one of the people you are poking fun at passed away in tragic circumstances a couple of years ago and your post could be considered in bad taste.
For the record, there was only one pilot, it was the flight and not the Squadron which disbanded and the whole exercise was pre briefed and agreed with the ship(including the flour bombs!)
The incident was a result of a visual illusion created by the conditions on the day and when the pilot repeated the profile in a simulator he hit the (simulated) ship again I believe. The whole crew returned to flying after the incident and continued for some time in the SAR world but are all now retired.
The 'hats off' interview with AOC 18 Gp was apparently much worse than the 'hats on'.