UK imposes curbs on vintage aircraft displays after Shoreham crash

Hawker Hunter T mark 7 fighter jet was being piloted by Andy Hill who flies for the British Airways and has also served with the RAF.

“Andrew Hill remains in critical condition”, police said in a statement released on behalf of Hill’s family.

The plane is understood to have not been carrying a black box flight recorder.

West Sussex coroner Penny Schofield has warned that identifying the victims will be a “slow and painstaking operation” and she called for “patience and understanding”.

The identification process is a “technical” one that requires the help of the victims’ next of kin.

Air Accidents Investigation Branch spokesman has confirmed that a team will be deployed to investigate the crash which according to eye witnesses occurred due to the fact that the plane was flying too low.

Highways England was unable to confirm when the key A27, which remains closed in both directions near the crash site, will reopen.

“It will always live in the memories of this community and some people will bear the scars for a very long time to come”. What that will uncover in terms of further recovery work is unknown and it’s possible that once the aircraft is moved that we will discover more fatalities.

“The reaction from local people has been really heart-warming”.

Peter McNamara, airshow commentator, paid tribute to those who died in Shoreham.

“The family would ask that its privacy is respected at this hard time”. The road will need major repairs. The announcement suggested it was on the access road to the airport.

“He’s a great guy to be around; a fantastic, exceptional pilot”, he told BBC television.

An aviation expert and pilot, who has viewed Mr Huseyin’s footage, said the vintage jet’s take-off did indeed look “unusual”. Very unlikely, but it could happen.

Police appealed for members of the public to stay away from the crash site while they continue to search the area.

Matt Jones, 24, a gym instructor from Littlehampton was on his way home from work with a friend on the A27 is also a victim of the crash, sources said.

Mike Carran, Clacton Airshow’s director, said flying takes place over the sea with a “huge exclusion zone”, which means the show’s programme has not had to be altered.

Sefton Council has successfully run Southport Air Show for many years without incident, and is now preparing to stage this year’s event, which will take place next month, on Saturday, September 19 and Sunday, September 20.

The event has been rescheduled for Saturday May 28 and tickets issued for this weekend will remain valid for next May. “However, we do not expect that figure to be greater than 20, probably fewer”, he said.