Shoreham air crash: Inquest into deaths opened
The inquest into the deaths of 11 people in the Shoreham disaster has opened and adjourned.
Shoreham inquest opened and adjourned
The inquest into the deaths of 11 people who died in the Shoreham air crash has been opened and adjourned.
11 people were killed when a Hawker Hunter jet crashed during a display at the Shoreham Airshow on Saturday 22 August.
They have been named as Maurice Rex Abrahams, Dylan Archer, Anthony David Brightwell, Matthew James Grimstone, Matthew Wesley Jones, James Graham Mallinson, Daniele Gaetano Polito, Mark Alexander Reeves, Jacob Henry Schilt, Richard Jonathan Smith and Mark James Trussler.
West Sussex Senior Coroner Penelope Schofield, sitting at County Hall North in Horsham, adjourned the inquest today to 22 March 2016 for a pre inquest review. This is pending the results of the investigation by Sussex Police and the Air Accidents Investigation Branch.
A one minute silence was held at the start of the proceedings in memory of those who were killed.
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