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| Shoreham air crash victim 'was amazing dad' | |
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| The fiancée of a Shoreham air crash victim said he sent a final text message saying he loved her before he died in the disaster that claimed 11 lives. | |
| Mark Trussler, 54, died when a vintage Hawker Hunter jet crashed into the busy A27 at about 13:20 BST on 22 August. | |
| His fiancee, Giovanna Chirico, said he had taken his motorbike to Shoreham as he wanted to see the last flight of the Vulcan. | |
| Earlier the A27 was partially reopened. | |
| Ms Chirico said: "It was a nice day and I texted him when the flight was due. | |
| "He replied saying I should get the kids ready so we could take them out to lunch on his return. I said I loved him and he replied 'I love you too, forever.' | |
| "I didn't hear from him again." | |
| His daughter, Samantha Hollis, said: "My dad was my best friend and the best father anyone could ask for. | |
| "I will painfully miss him every day. I am very proud to be his daughter; he was loved by so many." | |
| Mr Trussler leaves behind six children - Samantha, Kaitlin, Luke, 12, Mia, 10, Sophia, three, and two-year-old Alicia. | |
| Reverend Ann Waizeneker of St Mary de Haura Church in Shoreham said many people in the town were still in shock. | |
| "We've seen a constant stream of people through the church this week, signing the book of condolence, lighting a candle, and sitting quietly and saying a quiet prayer," she said. | "We've seen a constant stream of people through the church this week, signing the book of condolence, lighting a candle, and sitting quietly and saying a quiet prayer," she said. |
| "There's a great sense of love around at the moment." | "There's a great sense of love around at the moment." |
| On Saturday, a minute's silence was held near the site to mark one week since the air show disaster. | On Saturday, a minute's silence was held near the site to mark one week since the air show disaster. |
| Hundreds of mourners gathered on a wooden toll bridge overlooking the crash site on Saturday to hold a minute's silence at the exact time the plane plummeted into traffic one week before. | Hundreds of mourners gathered on a wooden toll bridge overlooking the crash site on Saturday to hold a minute's silence at the exact time the plane plummeted into traffic one week before. |
| Later, large crowds gathered for a candlelit vigil on the nearby the Adur Ferry Bridge to create a "bridge of light". | Later, large crowds gathered for a candlelit vigil on the nearby the Adur Ferry Bridge to create a "bridge of light". |
| The West Sussex coroner, Penelope Schofield, has said all 11 victims have now been formally identified and their families informed. | |
| Inquests into the deaths of the 11 victims will be opened and adjourned on Wednesday at County Hall North in Horsham, where all the names of those killed will be officially released. | Inquests into the deaths of the 11 victims will be opened and adjourned on Wednesday at County Hall North in Horsham, where all the names of those killed will be officially released. |
| Sussex Police said it has no reason to believe anyone else had died. | Sussex Police said it has no reason to believe anyone else had died. |
| Following the crash and resulting fireball, specialists - including forensic archaeologists, anthropologists, odontologists and pathologists - had to examine DNA, teeth and human remains to discover who died. | Following the crash and resulting fireball, specialists - including forensic archaeologists, anthropologists, odontologists and pathologists - had to examine DNA, teeth and human remains to discover who died. |
| The wreckage of the plane has been sent to Farnborough in Hampshire where the Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) are trying to determine the cause of the disaster. | The wreckage of the plane has been sent to Farnborough in Hampshire where the Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) are trying to determine the cause of the disaster. |
| Their initial findings are expected to be published in the next few days. | Their initial findings are expected to be published in the next few days. |
| Two lanes have been opened on the eastbound carriageway towards Brighton, together with one lane on the westbound carriageway. | |
| A 40mph speed limit has been imposed while investigators continue to work in the area. | |
| The victims | The victims |
| The pilot, Andy Hill, remains in a critical but stable condition in an unnamed specialist hospital. | The pilot, Andy Hill, remains in a critical but stable condition in an unnamed specialist hospital. |
| 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 |