Published On: Sat, Aug 22nd, 2015

UK: Seven Dead in Shoreham Plane Crash

The plane is believed to have crashed after attempting a loop

The plane is believed to have crashed after attempting a loop


LAGOS AUGUST 22ND (URHOBOTODAY)-South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust has confirmed that there has been seven fatalities declared at the scene of Shoreham plane crash. One patient with serious life threatening injuries has been transported to Royal Sussex County Hospital and further 14 patients treated for minor injuries.
A Hawker Hunter plane has crashed into several vehicles after coming down at Shoreham Airshow in West Sussex.
The plane crashed into vehicles on the nearby A27. The road is likely to remain closed for several hours.
Eyewitness Stephen Jones said the plane was performing a loop but did not complete the manoeuvre and crashed. Police said it ended up in a bush.

He said: “The aeroplane involved is a Hawker Hunter T mark 7. And he’d just begun his flying display.
Police said the plane hit several vehicles
“He’d gone up into a loop and as he was coming out of the loop I just thought, you’re too low, you’re too low, pull up.
The Hawker Hunter flew over crowds during the display at Shoreham Airshow

The Hawker Hunter flew over crowds during the display at Shoreham Airshow


“And he flew straight into the ground either on or very close to the A27, which runs past the airport.”
A spokesman for the Royal Sussex County Hospital said two men had been taken to the hospital, one in a critical condition and the other with minor injuries. Ten other casualties are being treated at the scene.
One eyewitness, tweeting as Jon B, said: “It (the plane) turned from the north by Lancing College, went to go low towards the airfield and went behind some trees below where I was.
“Then there was a crunch sound and a ball of flames and thick black smoke came up from the ground.”
In a statement police said: “At about 1.20pm the aircraft hit several cars on the A27 just to the north of Shoreham Airport, where an air display is taking place.
“The aircraft ended up in a bush. There have been several casualties but we have no further information on these at the moment.”
An Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) spokesman said: “The AAIB is aware of the incident and we will be deploying a team to investigate.”
It is the second incident at the Shoreham Airshow in recent years. In September 2007 James Bond stuntman Brian Brown, 49, died when he crashed a World War Two Hurricane after carrying out an unplanned barrel roll at a re-enactment of the Battle of Britain.
Hawker Hunter
The Hawker Hunter flew over crowds during the display at Shoreham Airshow
The Hawker Hunter was a mainstay of the RAF through the 1950s and early 1960s.
First flown in 1951, the single-seat plane was used as a fighter, fighter-bomber for reconnaissance and for aerobatics.
There was also a two-seat trainer version, which served with many other air forces. Two-seater variants are still used by the RAF for training.
The Hunter Hawker was deployed in major operations such as Malaya and Suez.
The plane was also flown by an RAF display team dubbed the “Black Arrows”.

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