There is saddness here on two count, first and foremost the loss of the life of someone who, whilst he was doing something that he no doubt greatly enjoyed, was doing it to entertain us and secondly the loss of another of a now rapidly dwindling fine example of an aircraft to which so many people in England including my parents, and consequently me owe so much including quite possibly my very existence.
I have the utmost respect and gratitude to the men and women who help to preserve and demonstrate these old aircraft for the entertainment and education of current generations.
My dear old Dad was in the RAF late in the war and worked many long hours alongside the original Hurricane pilots so I have a kind of vicarious connection to them. Even back then, during the war, when the loss of a Hurricane and its pilot was common it was still sad ... now in a time of peace largely owed to them ... that sadness is magnified many times.
RIP