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What happened at the Shoreham Air Show disaster that killed 11 people?
An inquest into the deaths from a disaster at Shoreham Airshow that killed 11 people is due to get underway.
It comes seven years after the tragedy in West Sussex, which saw a Hawker Hunter jet taking part in an aerial display crash into the A27 in the summer of 2015.
The hearing will cover the deaths of the victims and is due to run for three weeks from Wednesday.
The pilot of the Hawker Hunter plane, Andrew Hill, was charged with 11 counts of manslaughter by gross negligence but found not guilty on all counts in March 2019.
He maintains he has no recollection of the crash.
Sarah Stewart, partner in the law firm representing seven of the families who lost loved ones, said: “This is the last step in a long road to justice and truth for the families of those killed in the Shoreham Airshow disaster.”
Below we look at what we know about the tragic incident ahead of the first hearing.
What was Shoreham Airshow?
Shoreham Airshow took place every year at Brighton City Airport.
It was run by the Ro