Pilot cleared of causing Shoreham air disaster deaths

Shoreham air show disaster pilot Andy Hill has walked free from court after a jury cleared him of causing 11 deaths by gross negligence. Hill, 54, was accused of disregarding safety rules when he performed a ‘bent loop’ stunt too low in a 60-year-old Hawker Hunter jet and crashed into A27 in West Sussex in August 2015. Five spectators and six road users were engulfed in the fireball, including a chauffeur driving to pick up a bride for her wedding….