Thread-drift people.
Let's keep an open mind and see what Dick has to say tonight. It's not about security - that's a red-herring thrown in by people (not Dick) that should know better.
This is about a very fundamental issue - did, or did not, the Royal Australian Air Force 'send these people to their deaths?'
The accusation stands and must be backed up. I'm willing to wait a couple of hours to see if the accusation has a scintilla of credibility.
Absolutely. FWIW, I don't believe it has been proved; I believe that it was a tragic accident. Some people have raised the issue of a coastal transit, and it is a good talking point.
What might have happened if MDX had been granted a coastal transit? MDX would have lost the artificial horizon and his DG / DI (?): would the aircraft have crashed? This becomes very debatable. Were conditions sufficient for the pilot to have maintain safe flight with out reference to some primary flight instruments?