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Hawker Hunter G-BXFI Hunter G-BXFI (Image: Alan Wilson CC BY-SA2.0)
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Shoreham crash cockpit footage won’t be shown to Coroner

04/02/2022 Written by: Nick Harding
2 minute read

A coroner conducting inquests into the victims of the Shoreham air show crash has been blocked from using the cockpit footage after the Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) argued it could hamper future investigations. 11 people were killed when Pilot Andy Hills Hawker Hunter failed to complete an aerobatic manoeuvre [read more]

Hawker Hunter G-BXFI Hunter G-BXFI (Image: Alan Wilson CC BY-SA2.0)
Air Safety

Shoreham crash pilot to be charged with manslaughter

21/03/2018 Written by: Nick Harding
< 1 minute read

Andy Hill, the pilot whose Hawker Hunter aircraft crashed during a display at the Shoreham Air Show, is to be charged with manslaughter and endangering an aircraft according to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS). The crash, which killed 11 people, happened when Mr Hill’s Hawker Hunter was unable to recover [read more]

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Airshow News

CAA lifts restrictions for some ex-military jets at airshows

15/02/2018 Written by: Nick Harding
< 1 minute read

The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has announced that it is to lift restrictions on aerobatic displays for straight-wing ex-military aircraft. The decision means that aircraft such as the DeHavilland Vampire and BAC Strikemaster are cleared to perform full aerobatic displays over land once again. The restrictions, which were put [read more]

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Air Safety

Hunters cleared to fly again as CAA lifts restrictions

06/07/2017 Written by: Nick Harding
< 1 minute read

Hawker Hunter aircraft, which have been grounded since the Shoreham Airshow Crash have had the directive lifted by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) meaning the Hunters are cleared to fly again In 2015 a Hunter crashed into the main road just outside of Shoreham Airport killing 11 people. An investigation into [read more]

Hawker Hunter G-BXFI Hunter G-BXFI (Image: Alan Wilson CC BY-SA2.0)
Air Safety

Shoreham Crash report shows aircraft did not reach sufficient height and speed

03/03/2017 Written by: UK Aviation News
3 minute read

The formal report by the UK’s Air Accident Investigation Branch (AAIB) has concluded the aircraft did not reach the required height and speed to safely carry out the manoeuvre which resulted in the fatal crash at the 2015 Shoreham Airshow. The report released today showed that to safely perform a [read more]

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Opinion

Shoreham Air Show Crash: What’s wrong with people?

24/08/2015 Written by: Nick Harding
3 minute read

On Saturday the 22nd August a terrible accident occurred at the Shoreham Air Show in West Sussex when a Hunter T7, G-BXFI (WV372) crashed into the A27 killing at least 11 people on the ground. By some miracle the pilot, Andy Hill was pulled from the wreckage alive, but in a [read more]


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