Shoreham Airshow disaster: Inquest date set by coroner seven years after deaths of 11 men
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Monday, August 22 marked the seventh anniversary of the Shoreham Airshow tragedy, in which 11 men lost their lives.
They were killed when a Hawker Hunter jet crashed onto the A27 during a display at the Shoreham Airshow on Saturday, August 22, 2015.
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Hide AdThe pilot of the plane, Andy Hill, was found not guilty of 11 charges of manslaughter by gross negligence following a lengthy trial.
A date has now been confirmed for the full inquest by West Sussex Coroner Penelope Schofield.
The full inquest will run over three weeks during November and December 2022 and is planned to start on Wednesday, November 30 and finish on Monday, December 19.
Additional days may be added at a later date if the inquest overruns, West Sussex County Council said.
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Hide AdThe dates were announced at yesterday’s pre-inquest review (Thursday, September 1), held at Horsham’s County Hall – which is also the location where the full inquest will take place.
The 11 men who died in the air crash were; Maurice Rex Abrahams, 76, of Brighton; Dylan Archer, 42, of Brighton; Anthony David Brightwell, 53, of Hove; Matthew Grimstone, 23, of Brighton; Matthew Wesley Jones, 24, of Littlehampton; James Graham Mallinson, 72, of Newick; Daniele Gaetano Polito, 23, of Goring-by-Sea; Mark Alexander Reeves, 53, of Seaford; Jacob Henry Schilt, 23, of Brighton; Richard Jonathan Smith, 26, of Hove, and Mark James Trussler, 54, of Worthing.
A tribute to the victims of the disaster was installed on the banks of the River Adur in May 2019. The 11 arches represent each victim.