Shoreham Airshow Pilot Appeals for Licence Reinstatement After Fatal Crash
Andrew Hill seeks to overturn Civil Aviation Authority's decision despite being cleared of manslaughter charges.
- Andrew Hill, the pilot involved in the 2015 Shoreham Airshow disaster, is appealing the revocation of his flying licence.
- Eleven men were killed when Hill's Hawker Hunter jet crashed into the A27 road during a maneuver at the airshow.
- Hill was found not guilty of manslaughter by gross negligence in a 2019 trial.
- A 2022 inquest ruled that significant errors and poor flying by Hill led to the unlawful deaths of the victims.
- Families of the victims have expressed strong opposition to the reinstatement of Hill's licence, citing ongoing emotional distress.