Shoreham air crash inquest: Victims were unlawfully killed, coroner concludes

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Shoreham aerial  crashImage source, Steve Parsons/PA

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A vintage Hawker Hunter pitchy crashed connected to the A27 sidesplitting 11 men successful 2015

Eleven men who died erstwhile a pitchy crashed connected a dual carriageway during an aerial amusement were unlawfully killed, a coroner has concluded.

The men died erstwhile a Hawker Hunter level crashed connected the A27 successful West Sussex arsenic it carried retired a stunt astatine the Shoreham Airshow connected 22 August 2015.

The victims played "no part" successful causing their ain deaths, the inquest heard.

West Sussex coroner Penelope Schofield besides told the inquest successful Horsham that pen portraits provided to the tribunal were "truly heart-breaking to perceive to".

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