The pilot has been named.as Kevin Whyman... RIP. My thoughts go out to his family
Here's his profile as detailed on the gnat display team site
Originally Posted by Gnats Displazy Team Site
Kev Whyman was born in Chester and is the youngest of two children. He was educated at The King’s School, Chester, where he was a member of the Combined Cadet Force (RAF). He was sponsored by the Royal Navy (RN) through the Sixth Form and had reserved entry for officer training & flying training in the Fleet Air Arm.
Military cutbacks in the early 1990s reduced the RN’s aircrew requirements so he instead completed a Flying Scholarship with the RAF at the age of 18. Kev studied for a BA Degree in Economics at Peterhouse, Cambridge University, where he joined the University Air Squadron (CUAS) and commenced Elementary Flying Training (EFT) on the Bulldog aircraft. He joined the RAF in 1998 and upon completion of Initial Officer Training at the Royal Air Force Cranwell returned to CUAS to complete EFT. Kev was further selected for Fast Jet Training which he undertook on the Tucano (2 Squadron) and Hawk aircraft (208 Squadron). Kev left the RAF in 2001 and took a trading job with an investment bank in the City of London, a field in which he still works.
Upon leaving the military Kev completed his civilian flying licences and continued with his passion flying Jet Provost aircraft progressing to his first solo display season a year later. He started flying the Folland Gnat in 2005 and founded the Gnat Display Team with his colleagues in 2007. Kev is married with a young daughter and lives in central London. He likes to split his leisure time between the airfield during the summer months and the ski slopes during the winter