Shoreham air crash pilot applies to get flying licence back
The pilot involved in the Shoreham Airshow crash, that led to the deaths of 11 people, is appealing against the decision to revoke his flying licence.
Andrew Hill is appearing in front of a Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) panel in London, according to a document shared by the regulator.
Eleven men were killed when Mr Hill failed to complete a manoeuvre and crashed into the A27 during the Shoreham Airshow in West Sussex, on 22 August 2015.
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His licence was suspended by the CAA following the crash in a Hawker Hunter plane.
Mr Hill was charged with 11 counts of manslaughter by gross negligence but was found not guilty in March 2019, after a trial.
In an inquest in 2022, Coroner Penelope Schofield concluded that a "series of gross errors" and Mr Hill's "poor" flying led to the deaths, as she returned a verdict of unlawful killing.
Mr Hill is now seeking the return of his full pilot's licence.
The two-day hearing at the International Dispute Resolution Centre is set to begin on Wednesday.
A decision is expected to be published up to ten days after the hearing ends.
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When it was first reported in December last year that Mr Hill wanted to fly again, Anthony Mallinson, whose father Graham, 72, was killed in the disaster, told The Sun: "We all, as a collaborative of families, feel extremely strongly that he never has his pilot's licence reinstated out of respect for all of us, the families and all of our loved ones lost.
"He shouldn't be anywhere near a cockpit."
A CAA spokesperson said: "We cannot comment on an ongoing legal case."