"simulated attack on the airport" . . .
Great display, Me's attacked Shoreham. fought off by AA and by Hurricanes and Spits.
At the end the guy next to me said "he's going in" and I looked to see one aircraft lifting out in a Victory Roll, and another "plan view", nose downward vanishing behind a low hill.
My initial thought was that it was a part of the "plan" and he was pulling out behind the hill - but it wasn't that high.
10 seconds (it seemed to me) later,there was a cloud of black smoke. Prayers were said but not a lot of hope at that attitude.
The display was continued some 30-45 minutes later with a rather broken voice of the commentator saying "we have some sadness over there, but I'm sure he'd have wanted us to continue"
Low spirits from there on and a lot of the crowd had left
The Eorofighter came in later,which probably lifted spirits a bit,but that cloud of black smoke was stil "hanging over us"
RIP, whoever was flying.