Night Hunter Posted August 23, 2015 Posted August 23, 2015 Three people who were killed on the road in UK's West Sussex after a fighter jet plummeted onto it have been identified. Seven people are confirmed to have died in the accident at the Shoreham Airshow on Saturday, but reports have emerged the number has risen to 11. Eleven people were "highly likely" to have died after a Hawker Hunter plane crashed on the road, when it failed to perform a maneuver at the airshow, police said. Authorities have warned more bodies may be found, while specialists were struggling to identify the victims of the horrifying crash. "We have now identified 11 people who we are treating as highly likely to have died in this tragedy," Steve Barry, second in command of the local Sussex Police, said at a press conference on Sunday, as quoted by AFP. The death toll could rise again, the officer added. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXgjsHFbHXo Source http://www.rt.com/ 2 Quote
Leader RedBaird Posted August 24, 2015 Leader Posted August 24, 2015 Another video on youtube shows the flash of a flame-out as he was climbing inverted into his loop. That probably means that he didn't have power to climb as high as he wanted to into the loop and did not have enough room when gliding towards the ground. There are ejection seats available for the Hawker Hunter and it appears that he tried to nose the plane up as he neared the roadway to avoid the people driving there. It may be that he stayed with the plane to his death, trying to spare others his fate. 2 Quote
Leader RedBaird Posted August 24, 2015 Leader Posted August 24, 2015 I see that Night Hunter's video was removed as a violation of Youtube's "shocking and disgusting" content. ??? I was going to add that news reports here say that the pilot survived and is in the hospital. I had assumed that he was dead. That implies that he was able to make a relatively gentle landing, but that his wings tore off or split open to cause the fireball. 1 Quote
Night Hunter Posted August 24, 2015 Author Posted August 24, 2015 I see that Night Hunter's video was removed as a violation of Youtube's "shocking and disgusting" content. ??? i realize now well its kinda weird because the youtube account than posted the video it was from rtnews but i dont know youtube will have theyr reasons... Quote
Leader RedBaird Posted August 24, 2015 Leader Posted August 24, 2015 i realize now well its kinda weird because the youtube account than posted the video it was from rtnews but i dont know youtube will have theyr reasons... I remember seeing a possible burn victim walking in the scene. His shirt may have been partly burned off. 1 Quote
bigbro Posted August 24, 2015 Posted August 24, 2015 I come from the Uk I have heard that the death toll will probs rise to 20 plus It was a very bad and very upsetting crash I still can't believe the polit was dragged alive from the plane Quote
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