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A ] was already airborne ready to perform the next display after the Hunter; instead it simply flew overhead at altitude and departed to the North. With the Vulcan due half an hour later at 14:05, it was decided to let it perform a tribute flypast, after which the show was closed.<ref name=FlypastTribute/> All the aircraft at the airport were already grounded by the lack of fire cover and the creation of an exclusion zone around the accident site. A ] was already airborne ready to perform the next display after the Hunter; instead it simply flew overhead at altitude and departed to the North. With the Vulcan due half an hour later at 14:05, it was decided to let it perform a tribute flypast, after which the show was closed.<ref name=FlypastTribute/> All the aircraft at the airport were already grounded by the lack of fire cover and the creation of an exclusion zone around the accident site.


Following the crash, the A27 was closed in both directions, stranding those attending the airshow. People were initially only able to leave the site on foot as the main access from the car parks to the A27 was closed. A West Sussex Fire & Rescue Service appliance was first on scene, closely followed by the airport emergency vehicles.<ref name="bognorobs"/> It was announced the same day that the second day of the air show on 23 August was cancelled.<ref name=Cancellation>{{Cite tweet|user=shorehamairshow|number=635149825504362496 |date=22 August 2015|title=Shoreham Airshow}}</ref> On 24 August, it was stated that the A27 was likely to remain closed until at least 26 August to allow for removal of the wreckage and repairs to the road.<ref name=BBC34036741>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-34036741|title=Shoreham air crash: More victims 'likely' when jet moved|publisher=BBC News|accessdate=24 August 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Boyle|first1=Danny|last2=Harley|first2=Nicola|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/aviation/11818912/Shoreham-air-show-plane-crash-LIVE.html|title=Shoreham Air Show plane crash: Eleven people now feared dead - live updates|work=]|date=23 August 2015|accessdate=23 August 2015}}</ref> This was later revised to 29 August.<ref name=BBC34038479/> Following the crash, the A27 was closed in both directions, stranding those attending the airshow. People were initially only able to leave the site on foot as the main access from the car parks to the A27 was closed. A West Sussex Fire & Rescue Service appliance was first on scene, closely followed by the airport emergency vehicles.<ref name="bognorobs"/> It was announced the same day that the second day of the air show on 23 August was cancelled.<ref name=Cancellation>{{Cite tweet|user=shorehamairshow|number=635149825504362496 |date=22 August 2015|title=Shoreham Airshow}}</ref> On 24 August, it was stated that the A27 was likely to remain closed until at least 26 August to allow for removal of the wreckage and repairs to the road.<ref name=BBC34036741>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-34036741|title=Shoreham air crash: More victims 'likely' when jet moved|publisher=BBC News|accessdate=24 August 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Boyle|first1=Danny|last2=Harley|first2=Nicola|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/aviation/11818912/Shoreham-air-show-plane-crash-LIVE.html|title=Shoreham Air Show plane crash: Eleven people now feared dead - live updates|work=]|date=23 August 2015|accessdate=23 August 2015}}</ref> This was later revised to 29 August.<ref name=BBC34038479/> The A27 was eventually reopened on 30 August under a temporary 40 mph speed limit whilst investigations still continue in the area.<ref name=BBC34101625>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-34101625|title=Shoreham Air Show: A27 reopens after plane crash|publisher=BBC News|date=30 August 2015|accessdate=30 August 2015}}</ref>


] (Shoreham Airport is within ]) set up online and physical books of condolence.<ref name="BoC">{{cite web|url=http://shorehamcondolence.org|title=Shoreham Airshow Book of Condolence|publisher=]|accessdate=25 August 2015}}</ref> Together with ] they also opened a charitable fund to support victims of the incident, to be administered by the Sussex Community Foundation, a registered charity.<ref name="WH-1-6921953">{{cite web|url=http://www.worthingherald.co.uk/news/local/official-fund-for-shoreham-airshow-crash-donations-1-6921953|title=Official fund for Shoreham Airshow crash donations|date=25 August 2015|work=Worthing Herald|accessdate=25 August 2015}}</ref> ] (Shoreham Airport is within ]) set up online and physical books of condolence.<ref name="BoC">{{cite web|url=http://shorehamcondolence.org|title=Shoreham Airshow Book of Condolence|publisher=]|accessdate=25 August 2015}}</ref> Together with ] they also opened a charitable fund to support victims of the incident, to be administered by the Sussex Community Foundation, a registered charity.<ref name="WH-1-6921953">{{cite web|url=http://www.worthingherald.co.uk/news/local/official-fund-for-shoreham-airshow-crash-donations-1-6921953|title=Official fund for Shoreham Airshow crash donations|date=25 August 2015|work=Worthing Herald|accessdate=25 August 2015}}</ref>

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2015 Shoreham Airshow crash
The incident aircraft (G-BXFI) in 2013
Accident
Date22 August 2015 (2015-08-22)
SummaryUnder investigation
SiteA27 road, Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex, UK
50°50′33″N 0°17′42″W / 50.84241°N 0.294862°W / 50.84241; -0.294862
TQ 201 061
Aircraft
Aircraft typeHawker Hunter T7
RegistrationG-BXFI
Crew1
Fatalities11, all on ground
Injuries
  •  1 critical (pilot)
  •  3 serious (on ground)
  • 12 other (on ground)
Survivors1
Crash site in West SussexCrash site in West SussexCrash siteclass=notpageimage| Crash site shown within West Sussex, United Kingdom

On 22 August 2015, a vintage jet aircraft crashed during a display at the Shoreham Airshow in Shoreham-by-Sea, England, killing 11 people and injuring 16 others. It was the deadliest air show accident in the United Kingdom since the 1952 Farnborough air show crash, which killed 31 people.

The aircraft, a Hawker Hunter T7, failed to complete a loop manoeuvre and crashed onto vehicles on the A27 trunk road. The pilot survived the crash, and was placed in a medically-induced coma. As a result of the accident, all Hawker Hunter aircraft in the United Kingdom were grounded, and restrictions were put in place on civilian vintage jet aircraft displays over land, limiting them to flypasts and banning high energy aerobatic manoeuvres.

Aircraft and crew

The aircraft performing at Shoreham in 2014

The aircraft was a vintage two-seat Hawker Hunter T7, registration G-BXFI, displaying its former military serial number WV372 as part of its livery. Having first flown for the Royal Air Force (RAF) in July 1955, it was rebuilt following a fire, returning to service in 1959 after conversion to T7 specification. It had been making civilian display flights as a warbird since 1998, under a variety of owners. At the time of the incident, it was owned by Graham Peacock. and based at North Weald Airfield, Essex.

Andy Hill, the 51-year-old pilot, was described by colleagues as experienced, with over 12,000 flight hours. He had worked as a captain at British Airways. He had flown Harrier Jump Jets and worked as an instructor for the RAF before joining the airline. Aside from the Hawker Hunter, he also flew a Van's Aircraft RV-8 and a BAC Jet Provost at airshows.

Airshow

The aircraft was taking part in the first day of the two-day Shoreham Airshow, held in aid of the Royal Air Forces Association. The conditions were hot and sunny, but with a crosswind up to 15 knots, described as not unusual for Shoreham by the local media. The Hunter had been opening the afternoon session of displays; the morning programme up to 12:30 BST (11:30 UTC) had already featured The Blades aerobatic team (opening), Justyn Gorman Aerobatics, an AutoGyro Calidus, the Tiger 9 Aeronautical Display Team (6 aircraft only), a Pitts Special, The Twister aerobatic team (one plane only), an RAF Tutor, and the RAF Falcons parachute display team.

Accident

Aerial view looking south-west towards Shoreham airport. The aircraft hit the A27 dual-carriageway between the River Adur, in the foreground, and the runway, while flying approximately in the direction this photo was taken.

Crash

The crash occurred at about 13:20 BST (12:20 UTC); the aircraft did not complete an inside loop aerobatic manoeuvre after it failed to increase its altitude in time and crashed onto the A27 road just north of the airport, exploding upon impact and hitting multiple cars. Footage taken of the crash showed a large fireball and plume of smoke immediately following the impact. The aircraft broke into four parts on impact: cockpit, tail, left wing and main body and right wing

Casualties

Eleven people on the ground were killed, and 16 others were injured. Those confirmed dead included two players from Worthing United F.C., a level 9 team in English football. Eight vehicles were destroyed in the crash, including a Daimler DS420 limousine which was en route to collect a bride to transport her to church for her wedding. The driver of the Daimler was subsequently confirmed as one of the victims.

Hill, the pilot, survived the crash with serious injuries. He was flown to the Royal Sussex County Hospital in nearby Brighton; his condition was described as critical and he was said to be fighting for his life. He was subsequently placed in a medically-induced coma.

On 22 August police said it was possible that more bodies might be recovered from the scene, and on 24 August announced that up to 20 people might have died in the crash but when the wreckage of the aircraft was removed on 24 August these fears diminished as no further bodies were found. All the recovered components of the aircraft will be taken to the Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) facility at Farnborough, Hampshire, for examination.

By 27 August, almost all of the human remains had been recovered and formal identification had begun. Police were said still to believe that it was likely that 11 people were killed.

Response

A de Havilland Sea Vixen was already airborne ready to perform the next display after the Hunter; instead it simply flew overhead at altitude and departed to the North. With the Vulcan due half an hour later at 14:05, it was decided to let it perform a tribute flypast, after which the show was closed. All the aircraft at the airport were already grounded by the lack of fire cover and the creation of an exclusion zone around the accident site.

Following the crash, the A27 was closed in both directions, stranding those attending the airshow. People were initially only able to leave the site on foot as the main access from the car parks to the A27 was closed. A West Sussex Fire & Rescue Service appliance was first on scene, closely followed by the airport emergency vehicles. It was announced the same day that the second day of the air show on 23 August was cancelled. On 24 August, it was stated that the A27 was likely to remain closed until at least 26 August to allow for removal of the wreckage and repairs to the road. This was later revised to 29 August. The A27 was eventually reopened on 30 August under a temporary 40 mph speed limit whilst investigations still continue in the area.

Adur and Worthing Councils (Shoreham Airport is within Adur District) set up online and physical books of condolence. Together with West Sussex County Council they also opened a charitable fund to support victims of the incident, to be administered by the Sussex Community Foundation, a registered charity.

Aftermath

Floral tributes to those who died, left on a bridge over the River Adur, near the site of the crash.

After a review, Tendring District Council stated that the airshow scheduled to be held at Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, on 27–28 August would go ahead. Any advice issued by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) following the accident would be acted upon. The Clacton airshow takes place over the sea, similar to the Bournemouth Airshow which took place the same weekend as the accident and ran for both days.

On 24 August 2015, the CAA announced that certain restrictions on "vintage jet aircraft" performing over land at airshows were to be introduced until further notice, reducing displays to flypasts only. In addition all Hawker Hunters on the United Kingdom civil aircraft register were grounded indefinitely. The restrictions are scheduled to remain in place until the investigation into the accident is completed. The CAA is to undertake a wider review of safety at airshows.

On 27 August, it was announced that the airshow scheduled to be held at Durham Tees Valley Airport on 29 August had been postponed. Organisers of the airshow stated that the new regulations in place would have "severely limited" some of the displays of the jet aircraft. The airshow would have been the first in the area since 1989.

Other air shows at the following weekend were not postponed but some displays were altered to match the Civil Aviation Authority restrictions, including the The Wings and Wheels display at Dunsfold Aerodrome where a one minute silent tribute to the victims was held before the start of the air display.

Investigation

The Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB), responsible for investigating civil aviation incidents in the United Kingdom, sent a team to Shoreham. As a part of the investigation, the AAIB appealed for members of the public to contact them if they had photographs or video of the incident. The aircraft was not equipped with a cockpit voice recorder or a flight data recorder.

See also

References

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