Shoreham air crash: Dashcam footage shows plane’s final moments
New footage emerges showing the moment the plane plummets into the A27
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Your support makes all the difference.Dashcam footage has emerged showing the dramatic moment a Hawker Hunter jet plummeted into traffic on the A27. The incident took place during the Shoreham Air Show on Saturday afternoon as the vintage plane attempted a loop-the-loop stunt.
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The footage was filmed from a car queuing along the A27. It shows the Hawker Hunter jet plummeting from the sky before a huge explosion is visible further along the road.
Assistant Chief Constable Steve Barry has said it is now “highly likely” that 11 people have died; and there is an expectation that this figure could rise to 20.
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