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Why does Tony conjure up an admitedly callous reason and then describe it as a "probable" reason ? Does he really believe that RFC/RAF staff officers (many of whom by 1918 were themselves veterans of the air war) would be so cold-blooded as he describes ? Skepticism is a healthy thing when studying history, but blind cynicism is an impediment. More can be explained by mistaken decisions (whether foolish or not is another matter) than by malice or conspiracy. Decades later the Challenger disaster (with no escape mechanism available) would be comparable in that the absence of such an escape device reflected existing technologies and not a determination to sacrifice crew members.
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