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7 Dead as Fighter Jet Crashes Into Highway at British Airshow 7 Dead as Fighter Jet Crashes Into Highway at British Airshow
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LONDON — A fighter jet taking part in a British airshow on Saturday crashed into a highway, killing seven people.LONDON — A fighter jet taking part in a British airshow on Saturday crashed into a highway, killing seven people.
The crash took place at the Shoreham Airshow in West Sussex, on England’s southern coast, at 1:20 p.m. Video footage showed the jet soar, loop and then plunge before it could complete a second loop. It crashed into a busy road, the A27, near the airfield where the show took place. Hours after the crash, the police had no comment about the pilot’s fate.The crash took place at the Shoreham Airshow in West Sussex, on England’s southern coast, at 1:20 p.m. Video footage showed the jet soar, loop and then plunge before it could complete a second loop. It crashed into a busy road, the A27, near the airfield where the show took place. Hours after the crash, the police had no comment about the pilot’s fate.
Beyond the fatalities, one person was seriously hurt and 14 others had minor injuries, according to a statement from the Sussex Police.Beyond the fatalities, one person was seriously hurt and 14 others had minor injuries, according to a statement from the Sussex Police.
“The casualties are all believed to have occurred on the road at this time and there are not thought to be any injuries to anyone actually on the airfield,” the statement said.“The casualties are all believed to have occurred on the road at this time and there are not thought to be any injuries to anyone actually on the airfield,” the statement said.
The jet was a Hawker Hunter, a staple of the Royal Air Force during the Cold War.The jet was a Hawker Hunter, a staple of the Royal Air Force during the Cold War.
A witness, Stephen Jones, offered an account of the crash to the BBC: “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.”A witness, Stephen Jones, offered an account of the crash to the BBC: “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.”
He added, “He flew straight into the ground either on or very close to the A27, which runs past the airport.”He added, “He flew straight into the ground either on or very close to the A27, which runs past the airport.”
A large fireball from the jet explosion engulfed a portion of the road.A large fireball from the jet explosion engulfed a portion of the road.
The weekend airshow is sponsored by the Royal Air Force Association, a charity that provides a variety of services to service members and veterans.The weekend airshow is sponsored by the Royal Air Force Association, a charity that provides a variety of services to service members and veterans.
The crash was the second at the airshow in recent years. In 2007, Brian Brown, a stuntman who had performed aerial stunts in movies including the James Bond film “Tomorrow Never Dies,” was killed when the World World II fighter plane he was flying crashed during the show. The crash was the second at the airshow in recent years. In 2007, Brian Brown, a stuntman who had performed aerial stunts in movies including the James Bond film “Tomorrow Never Dies,” was killed when the World War II fighter plane he was flying crashed during the show.