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| Shoreham plane crash: Pilot Andy Hill in critical condition after being pulled from wreckage still alive | |
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| The pilot of the fighter jet which crashed into a busy dual carriageway at the Shoreham Airshow is fighting for his life in hospital. | The pilot of the fighter jet which crashed into a busy dual carriageway at the Shoreham Airshow is fighting for his life in hospital. |
| Andy Hill, a former RAF pilot and British Airway captain, was flying the Hawker Hunter jet when it crashed into the road. | Andy Hill, a former RAF pilot and British Airway captain, was flying the Hawker Hunter jet when it crashed into the road. |
| At least seven people were killed in the incident, but police warn that the death toll may rise as their investigations continue. | At least seven people were killed in the incident, but police warn that the death toll may rise as their investigations continue. |
| Video footage of the crash shows a huge fireball and thick black smoke erupting after the plane collides with the road, but somehow, Mr Hill survived. | Video footage of the crash shows a huge fireball and thick black smoke erupting after the plane collides with the road, but somehow, Mr Hill survived. |
| Police did not say whether he had ejected from the plane, but witness reports say that he was pulled from the burning wreckage. | Police did not say whether he had ejected from the plane, but witness reports say that he was pulled from the burning wreckage. |
| Mr Hill joined the RAF in 1985 after leaving university, gaining his wings two years later. | Mr Hill joined the RAF in 1985 after leaving university, gaining his wings two years later. |
| Later in his career, he returned to train RAF pilots at a training centre in North Yorkshire. | Later in his career, he returned to train RAF pilots at a training centre in North Yorkshire. |
| After he left the RAF, he became a civilian pilot, flying Airbus and Boeing aeroplanes and eventually becoming an Airbus captain. | After he left the RAF, he became a civilian pilot, flying Airbus and Boeing aeroplanes and eventually becoming an Airbus captain. |
| David Wildridge, who had flown with the Tiger Nine display team earlier in the day at the airshow, told the Telegraph that as a former Harrier jet pilot, Mr Hill was the "best of the best." | David Wildridge, who had flown with the Tiger Nine display team earlier in the day at the airshow, told the Telegraph that as a former Harrier jet pilot, Mr Hill was the "best of the best." |
| He is currently in a critical condition in hospital. | He is currently in a critical condition in hospital. |
| Three victims of the crash have been named - Matt Jones, a 24-year-old personal trainer, and Worthing United FC footballers Jacob Schilt and Matthew Grimstone, were all killed in the accident. | Three victims of the crash have been named - Matt Jones, a 24-year-old personal trainer, and Worthing United FC footballers Jacob Schilt and Matthew Grimstone, were all killed in the accident. |