Queen’s Flight pilot praises safety record of Shoreham pilot

The Shoreham airshow disaster pilot was described as having a ‘high regard for safety’ by a colleague who has flown members of the Royal Family including the Queen. Andy Hill, 54, was performing a loop-the-loop stunt when the 1955 Hawker Hunter jet crashed onto the A27 in West Sussex, claiming the lives of 11 men and injuring 13 people. The trained Royal Air Force instructor was ‘miraculously’ thrown from the aircraft as it landed on the dual carriageway. Hill, who…