A plane crash at Shoreham was witnessed by thousands of people who had flocked to the first day of the air show, and many more onlookers nearby.
The Hawker Hunter jet did a loop before plummeting into the A27 road in West Sussex. South East Coast Ambulance Service said seven people were killed in the crash.
Shoreham resident Dave Penwarden, 51, said he saw the plane explode in a “massive fireball”.
“The plane was coming out of a loop-the-loop, it was fairly low,” he said. “It just didn’t seem to have enough speed to come out of the loop, instead of powering out it dropped too fast and hit the ground.
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“There was a massive fireball and an awful lot of smoke. Afterwards there was a stunned silence.
“Everyone just went quiet, it’s remarkable really. There was no more flying stunts and it’s all just been quiet.
“People are waiting for when they can leave, if you drove then you can’t leave and it’s going to be hours.”
Another witness David Hough, 76, said he saw the aircraft flying low to the ground.
“Suddenly there was a big flash and flames and lots of smoke. Everyone was very quiet and subdued afterwards.
“A lot of people now can’t go home, if you came by car you’re stuck.”
Gairo Gomez, who works at nearby Ricardo Technological Centre, said the whole building shook.
“I saw the plane going down,” he added. “I heard a huge bang and the glass was shaking and the doors were banging, the whole building was shaking.
“I saw some smoke later on, at the time I didn’t realise what had happened.
“Then I was told the plane had crashed, it’s terrible.”
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