Originally Posted by
Planemike
70th anniversary of the destruction of the de Havilland 110 prototype with loss of John Derry and Tony Richards together with 27 members of the public in the watching crowd...... Yes, I was there together with my Dad..........
Shoreham was pretty bad but if this accident was repeated now, the show would be cancelled, there would be a public inquiry, questions in the house and a day of national mourning. 70 years ago, they just got on with it.