@ Kieth of Hertford.... I think these people's pictures would have been far better being sent to the AAIB for investigative purposes and that greater sensitivity should ALWAYS be shown when disaster strikes anywhere. There have been a plethora of films put out ther that should not have been shown and the Police have now made an appeal for people to stop posting. No-one has a right to see these films showing people being killed, but the footage could help the AAIB with their investigation.

That the pilot is alive is miraculous still. He must have hit at an extrenely shallow angle of attack for the aircraft to have 'skidded' along. I have not watched any of the footage so cannot make any conjecture. I do not know the area at all but have looked at a map of the roads and runway directions. I have no idea of crowd line so will make no comment because I simply know nothing.

One thing I will say. He could have 'punched out' and left the aircraft to it's fate into the crowds. He stuck with it and I would suspect tried to hit a spot with what looked like the least damage if he could. He could have been incapacitated before that, or distracted, or an engine power problem, or any other myriad things that affect such happenings. All speculative and having no place in proper accident investigation. We should leave that to the experts.

Extremely modern aircraft are involved in accidents. Increasingly the pilots get the blame because 'modern aircraft are designed not to crash'. Electronics and computers make spurious alarms and pilots get distracted every single day. Older aircraft tend not to suffer the same fate and the pilots at at the top of their game because they still have old fashioned flying skills

I never ever have gone to an airshow in the hope of seeing a crash. I go with full respect for the airframes and the men/women who fly them. I am awestruck at their skills and abilities. It could be argued if any of us have a right to be entertained by such shows considering risk and potential for harm when not needed. Ban the motor racing, ban the motor cycling. Ban civilians flying helicopters for fun. Hell, ban football (people get killed and trampled on every year over football and they often do it to each other for fun!).

I also visit museums and see the great work people do in restoring all sorts of things to their original glory. But an airctaft is never meant to be on the ground. It's like caging a wild bird. They should be seen flying for them to be fully appreciated. Perhaps I belong in a museum? Some day I undoubtedly will end up in a place that looks like one (should I not die a fast death)

My hope would be that if I ever have a crash in my it will never involve injury to another person because of me. Every single pilot that flies goes out with safety and survival in his mind too... (with the exception of the odd one that deliberately crashes his aircraft)

I'm babbling... I'll shush :)