Summary

  1. Church is full of families paying tributepublished at 12:18 BST 22 August

    Peter Whittlesea
    BBC South East Today

    Wreaths with white, red and blue flowers lined up on a table outside a church.

    The church where the service is taking place is full, with all 150 seats taken.

    Families of those who died say this is the largest gathering of relatives and friends of victims since the tragedy.

    As part of the service, members of the congregation will be asked if they want to light a candle to remember loved ones, or as a way of personally commemorating the anniversary.

  2. Sisters reminisce on the day their brother diedpublished at 12:07 BST 22 August

    Families of those killed in the Shoreham Airshow crash have recalled their "despair and disbelief" 10 years on.

    Kelly Will, whose 23-year-old brother Daniele Polito died in the disaster, said she had moved to the US two weeks before when her mother called with the news.

    "She was just crying down the phone, blurting it out in such terror and torment," she said.

    Ms Will told the BBC: "I can't even express the feelings and words.. to hear that feeling of absolute anguish."

  3. Memorial match held for Shoreham air crash victimspublished at 11:54 BST 22 August

    Jacob Schilt (left) and Matthew GrimstoneImage source, PA Media
    Image caption,

    Jacob Schilt (left) and Matthew Grimstone were on their way to a game when the crash happened

    A memorial football match has taken place every year in honour of two men killed in the Shoreham air crash.

    Worthing United FC players Jacob Schilt and Matthew Grimstone were on their way to a match when the jet crashed onto the A27 during the Shoreham Air Show in August 2015.

    The 23-year-olds were among 11 men who lost their lives in the incident.

    The annual match, which took place in June this year, was between the pair's former primary schools, Balfour and Patcham, in Brighton.

  4. 'The area was full of smoke and devastation'published at 11:40 BST 22 August

    Danny Pike
    Presenter, BBC Radio Sussex

    Roy Barraclough in front of the memorial arch in Shoreham

    Roy Barraclough, from West Sussex Fire & Rescue Service, was on the scene on the day of the air crash.

    On Friday morning, he told BBC Radio Sussex: "I was attending the airshow as a duty officer and the incident happened as I was inside my vehicle.

    "It is very difficult to fully describe the scene as it not something that is describable in a day-to-day feeling.

    "From that warm, sunny day, the area was full of smoke and devastation. It was a very difficult situation and very complex."

  5. Hosting a memorial church servicepublished at 11:19 BST 22 August

    Lucinda Adam
    BBC Radio Sussex, Shoreham

    Revd Pat Alden wearing her dog collar inside a church in Shoreham surrounded by candles

    Reverend Pat Alden will be taking a memorial church service in Shoreham later today.

    She told BBC Radio Sussex: "It's going to be a mixture of readings, prayers and a lot of music chosen by the families.

    "It is a time not just of sorrow, but where we remember all the good things.

    "We are here for the 11 men who died and also for the 16 who were injured and the many others who suffered from the events of 10 years ago.

    "We want to remember and we don't want people to forget."

  6. Listen: The young footballers who lost their livespublished at 11:04 BST 22 August

    Media caption,

    Among the 11 lives lost were two young footballers, Jacob Schilt and Matthew Grimstone.

  7. Air crash memorial is a point of focuspublished at 10:54 BST 22 August

    The memorial arches in Shoreham in front of the bridge and River AdurImage source, Eddie Mitchell

    A memorial in Shoreham, which will be the focus of today's 10th anniversary, was put in place next to a bridge over the River Adur in 2019.

    The structure features a series of arches - each individually designed in tribute to the victims.

    Sussex artists Jane Fordham and David Parfitt created the work and consulted relatives of those who died at each stage.

    The project was funded by local councils and businesses.

  8. 'The last 10 years have been a bit of a rollercoaster'published at 10:41 BST 22 August

    Danny Pike
    Presenter, BBC Radio Sussex

    Caroline Schilt by memorial bridge in Shoreham

    Caroline Schilt, mother of 23-year-old Jacob Schilt who died in the disaster, said on Friday morning that she was "very nervous" but "really looking forward" to a memorial service.

    She told BBC Radio Sussex: "Jacob was a fun-loving, enthusiastic person who loved football, which he would play all day long if he could.

    "We come to the memorial by the bridge fairly often, sometimes we leave flowers at his grave.

    "The last 10 years have been a bit of a rollercoaster with all these public events and legal proceedings."

  9. 'A huge cloud descended on Shoreham'published at 10:30 BST 22 August

    Lucinda Adam
    BBC Sussex, Shoreham

    Close up image of Tim Loughton wearing shirt and tie in front of a hedge

    The former MP for East Worthing and Shoreham has described the air crash as "the biggest thing that ever happened in my political career".

    Tim Loughton, who served as the area's representative for 27 years, said: "A huge cloud descended on Shoreham and the local area after the crash.

    "The thing that made me proudest of all was the way the community rallied round.

    "Everybody wanted to do something to show their empathy and support for those families."

  10. 'It changed who we were'published at 10:14 BST 22 August

    Mark Norman
    Health Correspondent, BBC South East

    Emergency service vehicles crowd onto a A-road amongst discarded cars.Image source, Getty Images

    A volunteer ambulance crew member has told the BBC that the crash changed her and her colleagues.

    Ten years on, Terry Alexander said she still struggled to drive past the site of the crash.

    "I don't like it. I really don't like it," she said.

    Ms Alexander added that she always turned the music off as she drove through the area and thought about the people who died and their families.

    "It changed who we were that day," she said.

    "It changed our understanding of life and our understanding of what we could do, and our expectations of what we wanted to be able to be in the future."

    More on this story here.

  11. 'There was a massive bang and my heart sank'published at 09:52 BST 22 August

    Lucinda Adam
    BBC Sussex, Shoreham

    Close up image of Mark Milling, bursar of Lancing College sitting on a bench in a park

    A school next to the air crash opened its building to help the emergency service operation in the aftermath.

    The plane missed Lancing College by metres and staff were among those who witnessed the tragedy.

    College bursar Mark Milling said: "There was a massive bang and my heart sank.

    "We were just trying to make people feel that there was a bit of sanity in something that felt very out of control."

  12. Watch: The first medic to arrive on the scenepublished at 09:38 BST 22 August

    Mark Norman
    Health Correspondent, BBC South East

    The Shoreham Airshow disaster left many witnesses and emergency service personnel deeply traumatised.

    Specialist nurse practitioner Tony Kemp was volunteering at the show and remembers the 22 August as a "beautiful day, extremely hot".

    Then at 13:22 BST, the fighter jet crashed onto the A27 while doing a loop manoeuvre and erupted into a fireball.

    Mr Kemp was the first medic to reach pilot Andy Hill, who survived but was "badly injured".

    More on this story here.

  13. Listen: The day everything changedpublished at 09:23 BST 22 August

    Media caption,

    On a quiet summer afternoon, the skies above Shoreham filled with smoke and sorrow.

  14. The school only metres from the crash sitepublished at 09:09 BST 22 August

    Lucinda Adam
    BBC Sussex, Shoreham

    Mid shot of Dominic Oliver, former head teacher of Lancing College standing in a field in a suit

    The staff at a school which was next to where the plane crashed have spoken about the lasting effects it has had.

    The plane missed Lancing College by metres and staff were among those who witnessed the tragedy and provided a haven for people in the aftermath.

    Dominic Oliver, former head teacher of Lancing College, said: "My father said, 'he's coming in low'.

    "We were convinced that the Sussex Pad, which is now Little Lancing Nursery, had been hit and wiped out, and it was only by a matter of metres that it wasn't impacted."

  15. Watch: The man in the vehicle immediately behind his friends who diedpublished at 08:54 BST 22 August

    Juliette Parkin
    Reporter, BBC South East Today

    A close friend and former team mate of two of the men who died in the Shoreham air crash was in the vehicle behind them on the A27.

    Worthing United footballers Matthew Grimstone and Jacob Schilt died on 22 August 2015.

    Lawrence Edwards was just behind them in the queue of traffic on the A27 that day, after he was delayed attempting to get fuel for his truck.

    He said: "The plane went over my truck by about 15 foot."

  16. Who is Andy Hill?published at 08:40 BST 22 August

    A man in a suit walking along a street.Image source, Getty Images

    Andy Hill was piloting a Hawker Hunter jet when it crashed into the A27 on 22 August 2015.

    Born in March 1964, he was educated at Tonbridge School in Kent and began his flying career aged 17 as part of a Royal Navy scholarship.

    He joined the RAF in 1984 after studying computer science at the University of Cambridge.

    He was later stationed in West Germany during the end of the Cold War and flew sorties to protect Iraqi Kurds during the First Gulf War.

    He joined British Airways in 1996 and was promoted to captain six years later.

    He also built a plane at his home and used to perform aerobatic displays.

    In the 90 days before the Shoreham Airshow, Mr Hill flew in 33 displays and practice displays.

    Sean Maffett, an air show commentator who regularly worked with Mr Hill, said: "Going to air shows is quite a lot of hassle. It's hard work and there is no money in it.

    "I think the fascination with flying is such that people do get the bug. They can do this extraordinary stuff that most of us mere mortals can't begin to understand."

  17. Listen: The volunteers who were first on the scenepublished at 08:28 BST 22 August

    Media caption,

    Among the first to respond to the crash were volunteers who ran toward the chaos.

  18. Who were the victims of the Shoreham air disaster?published at 08:18 BST 22 August

    images of the 11 men who died in the Shoreham air crashImage source, Sussex Police

    A total of 11 men died during the Shoreham Airshow disaster.

    They were:

    • Matthew Jones, 24, a personal trainer from Littlehampton
    • Daniele Polito, 23, from Goring-by-Sea, was travelling in the same car as Mr Jones
    • Matthew Grimstone, 23, a Worthing United footballer who worked as a groundsman at Brighton & Hove Albion
    • Jacob Schilt, 23, was also a Worthing United player and was travelling to a match with Mr Grimstone
    • Maurice Abrahams, 76, from Brighton, was a chauffeur on his way to pick up a bride on her wedding day
    • Richard Smith, 26, from Hove, was going for a bike ride on the South Downs
    • Dylan Archer, 42, from Brighton, was also on the bike ride with Mr Smith
    • Mark Reeves, 53, from Seaford, had ridden his motorcycle to the perimeter of Shoreham Airport to take photos of the planes
    • Tony Brightwell, 53, from Hove, was an aircraft enthusiast and had learnt to fly at Shoreham airfield
    • Mark Trussler, 54, from Worthing, had gone to watch the display on his motorbike and was standing next to the road
    • James "Graham" Mallinson, 72, from Newick, was a photographer and retired engineer
  19. A timeline of tragedypublished at 08:09 BST 22 August

    Here's an at-a-glance look of some of the key dates in the history of the Shoreham air crash.

    A timeline graphic showing key dates in the history of the Shoreham air disaster
  20. How is the Shoreham air crash being remembered?published at 08:04 BST 22 August

    A view of the Old Shoreham Toll Bridge with a memorial covered in flowers

    The 10th anniversary of the Shoreham air crash is being marked at the Old Shoreham Toll Bridge, close to the scene of the disaster.

    At 13:22 BST - the time the plane crashed 10 years ago - the names of the 11 people who died will be read out, followed by a two-minute silence.

    Flowers will be laid by family, friends and emergency services.

    A short private service will also be held at St Nicolas Church in Shoreham for the families, where candles will be lit to remember those who died.

    All flags at county council and West Sussex Fire & Rescue Service buildings will be lowered to half-mast on Friday as a mark of respect.