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Beagle; indeed, and it seems very likely that there was an element of drift and one of nav kit error, but the reason why we climb to safety altitude in IMC is surely so that possible errors like that can be discounted?
M134. A couple of seconds does not account for the fact that they surely could see the very poor conditions ahead? (The lighthouse keeper, you may recall, said the vis at his position was about 20 yards).
Brian Dixon. Much admire your determination and loyalty to the unfortunate crew, but two of the vital facts for which you search are surely: a. that they were in IMC, and b. the point of impact.
Impeger. All those who have commented on the events seem to agree that the a/c was in a cruise climb.
There does seem to be an awful lot of repetition in all this. Perhaps some contributers might read back over the (very extensive) previous posts? Regards as always. John Purdey.