More bodies may be found after a
vintage jet crashed, killing seven people, while performing at an air
show in West Sussex, police have said.
Air crash investigators and emergency services will continue to search the crash scene on Sunday.The Hawker Hunter failed to complete a loop-the-loop at the Shoreham Air Show and descended into the A27 on Saturday.
The pilot was taken by air ambulance to the Royal Sussex County Hospital and is "fighting for his life", police say.
He has been named locally as Andy Hill, a former RAF pilot.
Seven people died and a further 14 people were injured, four of whom were taken to hospital, when the jet crashed at 13:20 BST on Saturday.
The force said it received about 40 calls from people concerned their relatives may have died or been injured in the crash.
'Massive fireball'
Roger Smith, a former air accident investigator, told BBC Radio 5 live the probe into the incident would involve looking at "absolutely everything".Video footage of the show will allow experts to "see exactly what's happening with the aircraft", he said.
Investigators will also look at the pilot's health records, maintenance of the aircraft and any previous problems with the plane, he said.
The plane would have been maintained to a "very high standard" despite its age, he added. "It's not just a matter of sticking one in a hanger and having a look at it every now and again."
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At the scene: Nick Tarver, BBC News
Unlike the blue skies of yesterday, the site is overcast and grey.I can see two abandoned cars that were damaged in the crash and subsequent fireball - the backs of the vehicles are smashed in.
Police have put up a large cordon surrounding the crash site as air crash investigators continue their work. The police tape runs for about two miles along two junctions of the main A27 trunk road that connects the Sussex coastal towns.
It looks as though some people who were at the show yesterday are still here. I'm seeing people leaving in dribs and drabs, and I can hear a mournful bagpipe being played near the airport.
The first floral tributes have been tied to the perimeter fence of the air field.
And people are getting ready to hold a minute's silence for the people who died at a service at St Mary de Haura Church in Shoreham.
Supt Derrick also apologised to drivers who were made to wait at the airfield while congestion cleared.
Prime Minister David Cameron has sent his "heartfelt condolences" to the families of those who died in the crash.
Eyewitnesses have been recalling seeing the plane fall and the subsequent explosions.
Archie Tipple, a spectator at the event, said the mood changed very quickly when people realised what happened.
"I was photographing the aircraft as it started its display and as it climbed and climbed and climbed I thought, this is pretty good.
"But he was coming in a little bit low and I was still photographing it as it came down and then all of a sudden you just knew what was coming, and it just immediately changed, the atmosphere, from a festive one to something quite sombre," he said.
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"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.
"There was a massive fireball and an awful lot of smoke. Afterwards there was a stunned silence."
Nicholas Hair, who was also at the event, said: "I've never seen so many grown men cry in my life.
"But people of all ages and genders crying, screaming and then again just silence that just stayed over the field for 10, 15, 20 minutes."
'We ran'
Meanwhile, Ailish Southall, who was driving along the A27 in West Sussex with her two children, said the plane crashed close to them.Tim Loughton MP, who represents East Worthing and Shoreham, tweeted: "Tragic news that there have been fatalities at the Shoreham Air Show crash and our thoughts and prayers must be with the families and casualties."
The plane involved in the crash was based at North Weald Airfield in Essex which is under the jurisdiction of Epping Forest District Council.
Council leader Chris Whitbread said he was also shocked at the news and offered his condolences.
It is the second incident at the Shoreham Airshow, one of the premier airshows in the UK, in recent years.
In September 2007 James Bond stuntman Brian Brown, 49, died when he crashed a World War Two Hurricane after carrying out an unplanned barrel roll at a re-enactment of the Battle of Britain.
Hawker Hunter
First flown in 1951, the single-seat plane was used as a fighter, fighter-bomber for reconnaissance and for aerobatics.
There was also a two-seat trainer version, which served with many other air forces. Two-seater variants are still used by the RAF for training.
The Hawker Hunter was deployed in major operations such as Malaya and Suez.
The plane was also flown by an RAF display team dubbed the "Black Arrows".
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