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| Shoreham Airshow crash: Vintage jet restrictions announced | Shoreham Airshow crash: Vintage jet restrictions announced |
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| Significant restrictions on vintage jets in air shows have been imposed after the Shoreham crash, the UK's aviation regulator has announced. | Significant restrictions on vintage jets in air shows have been imposed after the Shoreham crash, the UK's aviation regulator has announced. |
| The Civil Aviation Authority said they would be "limited to flypasts", which meant "high-energy aerobatics" would not be permitted in displays over land. | The Civil Aviation Authority said they would be "limited to flypasts", which meant "high-energy aerobatics" would not be permitted in displays over land. |
| At least 11 people died after a Hawker Hunter jet crashed on to the A27 in West Sussex on Saturday. | At least 11 people died after a Hawker Hunter jet crashed on to the A27 in West Sussex on Saturday. |
| The death toll is expected to rise as parts of the plane are removed. | The death toll is expected to rise as parts of the plane are removed. |
| A spokesman for the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) confirmed that all Hawker Hunter aircraft had been grounded until further notice. | |
| The regulator added that it would be conducting "additional risk assessments on all forthcoming civil air displays". | The regulator added that it would be conducting "additional risk assessments on all forthcoming civil air displays". |
| In a statement, the authority stressed that individual display pilots were only granted approval to fly "following a thorough test of their abilities". | In a statement, the authority stressed that individual display pilots were only granted approval to fly "following a thorough test of their abilities". |
| 'Deeply saddened' | 'Deeply saddened' |
| Andrew Hill, the pilot of the crashed jet, has been put in medically-induced coma after being pulled from the wreckage. | Andrew Hill, the pilot of the crashed jet, has been put in medically-induced coma after being pulled from the wreckage. |
| The 51-year-old from Sandon, near Buntingford in Hertfordshire, suffered multiple injuries and is in a critical condition. | The 51-year-old from Sandon, near Buntingford in Hertfordshire, suffered multiple injuries and is in a critical condition. |
| In a statement, his family said they were "devastated and deeply saddened" by the loss of life and sent "prayers and heartfelt condolences to the families of all those affected". | In a statement, his family said they were "devastated and deeply saddened" by the loss of life and sent "prayers and heartfelt condolences to the families of all those affected". |
| The victims | |
| Shoreham air crash: The victims | |
| Meanwhile, the Royal Air Forces Association (RAFA), which organises Shoreham Airshow, has defended the event's safety record. | Meanwhile, the Royal Air Forces Association (RAFA), which organises Shoreham Airshow, has defended the event's safety record. |
| "The team at Shoreham have many years of experience in running air shows throughout the UK and all aircraft have to be certificated and all pilots authorised by the CAA before they are allowed to undertake display routines at any air show," a spokesman said. | "The team at Shoreham have many years of experience in running air shows throughout the UK and all aircraft have to be certificated and all pilots authorised by the CAA before they are allowed to undertake display routines at any air show," a spokesman said. |
| 'Slow and painstaking' | |
| Sussex Police Assistant Chief Constable Steve Barry said it was possible further victims would be discovered once the aircraft wreckage is moved. | |
| "To give people a sense of scale, and also the number of people we are trying to work with in terms of the movements of their loved ones, then I would be really surprised if it would be more than 20," he said. | |
| West Sussex coroner Penny Schofield warned that work to identify the victims would be a "slow and painstaking operation" as she appealed for the public's "patience and understanding". | |
| She said it may take "several weeks" before all investigations were completed. | |
| "The fire was so intense and the scale of the damage so vast, it means that we must very carefully remove the remains in a way that will lead to a formal identification," she added. | |
| The A27 will need major repairs as a result of the impact of the crash, and is expected to be shut for several days. | |
| Saturday's crash is the second incident at the Shoreham Airshow, one of the premier air shows in the UK, in recent years. | Saturday's crash is the second incident at the Shoreham Airshow, one of the premier air shows in the UK, 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. | 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. |