Hawker Hunter crashed at Shoreham

[Gary]

Not good news, coming from Shoreham

Sky News Newsdesk ‏@SkyNewsBreak 57s57 seconds ago
Reports: a Hawker Hunter plane has crashed in Shoreham-by-Sea near West Sussex during an airshow

No speculation please, any posts speculating will be deleted

[Nighthawke]

From BBC website:

The pilot of a Hawker Hunter has been pulled from the burning wreckage of his plane when it came down at the Shoreham Airshow in West Sussex.

He is said to be recovering in hospital. It is not known if anyone else has been hurt.

[The Phantom]

Oh no - more bad news on the aircraft front
Sounds as though the plane is a write-off. Let's hope the pilot is okay and makes a good recovery.

[Andrew45]

picture on twitter @airlivenet

[Northolt Nobbler]

picture on twitter @airlivenet

And that shows something most unHunter-like...

For all those who wonder why you shouldn't speculate about these things, there's your answer!

[bobthehandyman]

World War Two hawker hunter according to sky! Is there such a thing?

[Andrew45]

picture on twitter @airlivenet

And that shows something most unHunter-like...

For all those who wonder why you shouldn't speculate about these things, there's your answer!

I was referring to the black smoke across the road, not that picture!

[Pete_uk]

looks like a house was nearly hit.

I guess heritage flying will come under the spotlight after these two recent incidents.

[Maurits37]

Acc.pics on Twitter a/c came down on the A27 and hit several cars..Fingers crossed about casualties...

[XPLUMBER]

A friend who is flying at Shoreham has confirmed what maurits37 has just posted, do we know if it was WV372 yet?

[Blue Diamond]

picture on twitter @airlivenet

And that shows something most unHunter-like...

For all those who wonder why you shouldn't speculate about these things, there's your answer!

That pic would seem to be of a light aircraft that BBC South has reported as crashed at Sandown. The main BBC site has now been updated to show a fireball at Shoreham. Fingers crossed for everyone involved.

[Trenchard]

do we know if it was WV372 yet?

Sadly yes, I saw it on the planes TV feed.

[flarkey]

Terrible video. Not for the faint hearted....

https://youtu.be/pvHplYmh2f8?t=31

[TankBuster]

Well, this news certainly stopped me in my tracks! I hope that the people involved are going to be ok, it really numbs you up when these things happen. Just awful .

TankBuster

[TankBuster]

Terrible video. Not for the faint hearted....

https://youtu.be/pvHplYmh2f8?t=31

That is just awful to watch, looks like it was on a junction as there are traffic lights right where the Hunter came down. The poor people in those cars .

TB

[MRTT]

Got the news just as I was pulling into Brighton on the coach, tragic news.

[flarkey]

https://twitter.com/ian_wfc/status/635105236420546560

[flyingslug_0]

Very very sad. Hope people treat this thread with the respect it deserves. Thoughts and prayers to all involved.

[The Phantom]

Oh my god - i've just watched that linked video! At first i thought it was some sort of car park until it was pointed out about trafic lights - and when i looked again you can see the road and traffic. Those poor people. This is a dark tragic day.

[seven]

Poor reporting by the BBC, quoting that the 'Hunter flew over crowds' during the display. Also the pilot is now known, but i think its a little too soon.

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