Shoreham disaster pilot was ‘dangerous flier’

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The jet pilot who made a ‘miraculous escape,’ after killing 11 people at the Shoreham airshow had a history of dangerous flying, a court heard. 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 thrown from the aircraft as it landed on the dual carriageway. Hill, who had flown the same…

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