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| Shoreham Air Show: Silence to remember crash victims | Shoreham Air Show: Silence to remember crash victims |
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| Hundreds of people have fallen silent to mark one week since the Shoreham air disaster in which 11 people died. | Hundreds of people have fallen silent to mark one week since the Shoreham air disaster in which 11 people died. |
| Last Saturday a vintage Hawker Hunter jet crashed into traffic on the busy A27, causing the most serious crash at a UK air show in years. | Last Saturday a vintage Hawker Hunter jet crashed into traffic on the busy A27, causing the most serious crash at a UK air show in years. |
| People gathered to join minute silences held across various events. | People gathered to join minute silences held across various events. |
| The West Sussex Coroner is expected to begin the formal identification of the victims and open the inquests into their deaths on Wednesday. | The West Sussex Coroner is expected to begin the formal identification of the victims and open the inquests into their deaths on Wednesday. |
| At 13:20 BST, the time the plane crashed onto the A27 last Saturday, a minute's silence was observed on the wooden toll bridge overlooking Shoreham Airport and the crash site which has become the focus for public tributes to the 11 people who died. | At 13:20 BST, the time the plane crashed onto the A27 last Saturday, a minute's silence was observed on the wooden toll bridge overlooking Shoreham Airport and the crash site which has become the focus for public tributes to the 11 people who died. |
| Members of the Surrey and Sussex Drum and Bugle Corps sounded the Last Post to signal the start of the silence. | Members of the Surrey and Sussex Drum and Bugle Corps sounded the Last Post to signal the start of the silence. |
| 'So raw' | 'So raw' |
| Bugler James Williams, 31, from Worthing, said: "My dad Ian Williams saw the plane going up on the other side of the Southwick Tunnel and as he came through it crashed. | Bugler James Williams, 31, from Worthing, said: "My dad Ian Williams saw the plane going up on the other side of the Southwick Tunnel and as he came through it crashed. |
| "If it wasn't for the fact that the person he was picking up was late he could potentially have been caught up in it. | "If it wasn't for the fact that the person he was picking up was late he could potentially have been caught up in it. |
| "It makes it harder for us to play. Nothing is settled and it's all so raw at the moment." | "It makes it harder for us to play. Nothing is settled and it's all so raw at the moment." |
| In Lancing, West Sussex, a memorial event was held at the Manor Recreation Ground from 13:00 BST including a two-minute silence. | In Lancing, West Sussex, a memorial event was held at the Manor Recreation Ground from 13:00 BST including a two-minute silence. |
| A minute's silence in honour of the dead was also held at the Wings and Wheels event at Dunsfold, Surrey, at 11:30 BST. | A minute's silence in honour of the dead was also held at the Wings and Wheels event at Dunsfold, Surrey, at 11:30 BST. |
| In Littlehampton, hometown of one of the victims - Matt Jones, a memorial was held on the seafront with balloons released to remember the 24-year-old personal trainer. | |
| And a candlelit vigil was held at 19:30 BST on the Adur Ferry Bridge in Shoreham. | |
| Those attending were given a tea-light in a jar to place on the bridge and a book of remembrance was opened. | |
| The families of those killed have been invited to attend the opening of the inquests at Parkside, County Hall North in Horsham. | The families of those killed have been invited to attend the opening of the inquests at Parkside, County Hall North in Horsham. |
| Penelope Schofield, the West Sussex Coroner, said she had already met with the families affected. | Penelope Schofield, the West Sussex Coroner, said she had already met with the families affected. |
| 'Horrific accident' | 'Horrific accident' |
| "Identifying all 11 victims has been a difficult process due to the horrific nature of the accident and the intensity of the fire," she said. | "Identifying all 11 victims has been a difficult process due to the horrific nature of the accident and the intensity of the fire," she said. |
| Sussex Police have confirmed 11 victims have been been formally identified. | Sussex Police have confirmed 11 victims have been been formally identified. |
| Det Ch Insp Carwyn Hughes said: "We cannot discount any further victims as our search at the scene continues but we have no reason to suspect that there is anyone else." | Det Ch Insp Carwyn Hughes said: "We cannot discount any further victims as our search at the scene continues but we have no reason to suspect that there is anyone else." |
| Six victims have so far been named and the relatives of two missing men have posted tributes online. | Six victims have so far been named and the relatives of two missing men have posted tributes online. |
| The pilot of the Hunter Hawk jet, Andy Hill, was left fighting for his life and has now been moved to a specialist hospital for treatment. | The pilot of the Hunter Hawk jet, Andy Hill, was left fighting for his life and has now been moved to a specialist hospital for treatment. |
| Air show restrictions | Air show restrictions |
| In response to the crash, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has banned vintage jets from carrying out "high-energy aerobatics" over land. | In response to the crash, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has banned vintage jets from carrying out "high-energy aerobatics" over land. |
| Mark Swann, of the CAA, said: "We have not had a major flying accident that has affected the public in this way since 1952." | Mark Swann, of the CAA, said: "We have not had a major flying accident that has affected the public in this way since 1952." |
| Then, 31 people died after a De Havilland 110 fighter disintegrated and fell into the crowd at the Farnborough Air Show. | Then, 31 people died after a De Havilland 110 fighter disintegrated and fell into the crowd at the Farnborough Air Show. |
| A host of air shows are taking place over the weekend in accordance with the new restrictions, although the CarFest event in Hampshire has cancelled its air display and a show in County Durham has been postponed. | A host of air shows are taking place over the weekend in accordance with the new restrictions, although the CarFest event in Hampshire has cancelled its air display and a show in County Durham has been postponed. |
| Other shows taking place, some with restrictions, are: | Other shows taking place, some with restrictions, are: |
| What we know so far about the air disaster | What we know so far about the air disaster |
| Who were the victims? | Who were the victims? |
| Jet restrictions announced | Jet restrictions announced |
| 'Like a bomb exploding' - eyewitness accounts | 'Like a bomb exploding' - eyewitness accounts |
| The air crash in pictures | The air crash in pictures |