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| Shoreham air crash remembered on second anniversary | Shoreham air crash remembered on second anniversary |
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| Flowers have been laid close to the scene of the Shoreham air crash in which 11 men died, two years ago. | Flowers have been laid close to the scene of the Shoreham air crash in which 11 men died, two years ago. |
| Among those visiting a memorial stone to the victims on the Toll Bridge was the mother of Richard Smith, 26, who died while on a cycling trip. | Among those visiting a memorial stone to the victims on the Toll Bridge was the mother of Richard Smith, 26, who died while on a cycling trip. |
| She told BBC South East the crash "has ruined our lives" and it was the first time she had felt able to visit since it happened on 22 August 2015. | She told BBC South East the crash "has ruined our lives" and it was the first time she had felt able to visit since it happened on 22 August 2015. |
| Families held a two-minute silence and a short service on the bridge. | Families held a two-minute silence and a short service on the bridge. |
| A remembrance service was also held at a local church earlier. | A remembrance service was also held at a local church earlier. |
| The congregation at the Church of the Good Shepherd remembered the victims in prayers and lit candles. | The congregation at the Church of the Good Shepherd remembered the victims in prayers and lit candles. |
| Tanya Hewstone, the former partner of Daniele Polito and mother of his young son Georgio, said the anniversary was a "majorly difficult day". | Tanya Hewstone, the former partner of Daniele Polito and mother of his young son Georgio, said the anniversary was a "majorly difficult day". |
| "It's always breathtaking to hear his name read out. To know that he's not here is hard," she said. | "It's always breathtaking to hear his name read out. To know that he's not here is hard," she said. |
| Live: More on this story and other news from Sussex | Live: More on this story and other news from Sussex |
| Worthing United Football Club, which lost two of its players in the tragedy, marked the second anniversary with a minute's silence before its away game at Horsham Y.M.C.A began this evening. | |
| Players are wearing black armbands during the match in memory of Jacob Schilt and Matthew Grimstone. | |
| The two 23-year-old footballers had been travelling to a Worthing game when they were killed. | The two 23-year-old footballers had been travelling to a Worthing game when they were killed. |
| Shoreham air crash: The victims | Shoreham air crash: The victims |
| The vintage Hawker Hunter jet crashed on to traffic on the A27 during the Shoreham Air Show at 13:22. | The vintage Hawker Hunter jet crashed on to traffic on the A27 during the Shoreham Air Show at 13:22. |
| A further 13 people, including the pilot Andy Hill, were injured. | A further 13 people, including the pilot Andy Hill, were injured. |
| Mr Hill, 52, from Hertfordshire, has been the subject of a manslaughter investigation by Sussex Police. | Mr Hill, 52, from Hertfordshire, has been the subject of a manslaughter investigation by Sussex Police. |
| In its final report on the disaster earlier this year, the Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) listed a series of failings including poor risk assessments. | In its final report on the disaster earlier this year, the Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) listed a series of failings including poor risk assessments. |
| Investigators said the jet crashed in a fireball because it was too low to perform an aerobatic manoeuvre. | Investigators said the jet crashed in a fireball because it was too low to perform an aerobatic manoeuvre. |