Pilot Andy Hill pictured at the Old Bailey today, at the beginning of his trial for manslaughter by gross negligence
The pilot accused of killing 11 men when his 1950s fighter jet crashed into a fireball on a busy dual carriageway appeared at court today as his trial got underway.
Andrew Hill, who denies 11 charges of manslaughter by gross negligence, appeared at the Old Bailey as a jury was sworn in.
Hill's 1950s Hawker Hunter fighter jet plummeted onto the A27 dual carriageway in West Sussex while it was performing a loop-the-loop stunt above the Shoreham Airshow.
The trained Royal Air Force instructor, fast jet pilot and computer programmer was thrown clear of the aircraft but taken to hospital with serious injuries and placed into an induced coma before being discharged.
The 54-year-old, from Sandon in Buntingford, Hertfordshire, wore a dark suit and white shirt with glasses when he appeared in the dock at the Old Bailey on Monday.
He denies gross negligence manslaughter, which carries a maximum penalty of life imprisonment.
Jurors were selected from a panel of 56 people who first were questioned over their knowledge of the event, the area, emergency services who attended the crash and potential witnesses in the case.
Mr Hill's Hawker Hunter jet crashed onto the A27, killing 11 people, in August 2015
A jury of eight women and four men was sworn in during the afternoon.
The Shoreham Airshow has not been staged again since the disaster in 2015, out of respect for the families of the men who died.
Some 11 men were killed in the disaster which happened at 1.22pm on August 22 2015.
The 11 who died are named in the charges as wedding chauffeur Maurice Abrahams, 76, from Brighton; retired engineer James Mallinson, 72, from Newick, near Lewes; window cleaner and builder Mark Trussler, 54, from Worthing; cycling friends Dylan Archer, 42, from Brighton, and Richard Smith, 26, from Hove.
The others were NHS manager Tony Brightwell, 53, from Hove; grandfather Mark Reeves, 53, from Seaford; Worthing United footballers Matthew Grimstone and Jacob Schilt, both 23; personal trainer Matt Jones, 24; and Daniele Polito, 23, from Worthing.
Hill, 54, denies gross negligence manslaughter, which carries a maximum penalty of life imprisonment
The jet 1955 Hawker Hunter, pictured here seconds before impact, was destroyed in the crash
A memorial board near Shoreham Airport. The event has not been staged since
The trial is being heard before senior judge Mr Justice Edis QC and could last eight weeks.
Prosecutor Tom Kark QC is expected to open the case on Wednesday.
Who were the 11 victims of the 2015 Shoreham air disaster?
Former police officer Maurice Abrahams was a chauffeur who was killed while on his way to a job
Maurice Abrahams, 76:
Chauffeur Mr Abrahams, from Brighton, was en route in his classic Daimler to collect bride Rebecca Sheen and take her to her wedding when the plane crashed.
A former police officer with Hampshire Constabulary, he was an ex-member of the Grenadier Guards and Parachute Regiment, and had served in Cyprus and Bahrain with the UN.
In his later years, he enjoyed working for East Sussex-based Chariots Chauffeurs as well as gardening.
His funeral was held at St Margaret's Church in Rottingdean, where he had driven brides to their weddings countless times.
Married to Edwina, Mr Abrahams had a son, Eddie, and daughter Lizzie.
Graham Mallinson, pictured, went to Shoreham to photograph the RAF Vulcan
James Graham Mallinson, known as Graham, 72:
Retired engineer Mr Mallinson, from Newick, near Lewes, had gone to Shoreham to photograph one of the last Vulcan bomber flights.
Relatives said he was kind and generous with a 'great sense of humour'.
He was a private and loving family man, they added.
A lifetime member of the Bluebell Railway in East Sussex, married father Mr Mallinson had recently developed an interest in photographing vintage aircraft.
Mark Trussler wanted to take photographs of the RAF Vulcan bomber due to fly over Shoreham on the day of the crash
Mark Trussler, 54:
Father-of-six Mr Trussler, a window cleaner from Worthing, had taken his motorbike for a spin on the day of the tragedy as he had also wanted to see the Vulcan flight.
While in Shoreham, he texted his fiancee Giovanna Chirico telling her to get the children ready so they could take them out for lunch on his return home.
She told him she loved him and his last words to her were, 'I love you too, forever'.
A motorbike and rugby fan, he was also described as a doting father.
Dylan Archer, 42, and Richard Smith, 26:
IT consultant Mr Archer, a father of two who lived in Brighton, and Mr Smith, who lived in Hove, were due to meet up with a third friend to head out for a cycle ride in the South Downs.
Mr Archer, who grew up in the Midlands, had a lifelong passion for bikes and cars, and rode the bike he made himself on the day he died.
Dylan Archer and Richard Smith were due to meet up with a third friend to go on a cycle ride when they were killed in the Shoreham tragedy
After going to university in Birmingham, Buckinghamshire-raised Mr Smith worked in a bicycle shop in Cosham, Portsmouth.
He later moved to Hove where he worked in marketing and web development at ActSmart, a firm that specialises in providing advice to the cycle industry.
Tony Brightwell, 53, rode off on his bicycle to see the airshow
Tony Brightwell, 53:
Health care manager Mr Brightwell, from Hove, was indulging his twin passions of planes and cycling when tragedy struck.
His fiancee Lara watched him cycle off to watch one of the last Vulcan bomber flights, 'but he never came home', she said.
Mr Brightwell gained his private pilot licence at Shoreham, loved food and cooking, and admired Second World War pilots.
Mark Reeves, 53, stopped and took photographs of the aircraft in the moments before the crash
Mark Reeves, 53:
Computer-aided design technician Mr Reeves, from Seaford, near Eastbourne, had parked his motorbike to take photographs of planes when the crash happened.
A grandfather, relatives described him as a 'sun worshipper' who would often be seen relaxing with a cocktail in hand on holiday.
His family said he was combining two favourite hobbies of riding his cherished Honda bike to take photographs at the air show.
Matthew Grimstone and Jacob Schilt, both 23:
The two Worthing United footballers were travelling together in a car to a 3pm home game against Loxwood FC when they were caught up in the crash.
Mr Grimstone's parents Sue and Phil and brothers David and Paul called him the 'kindest person you could ever meet'.
Team-mates said Mr Schilt was a 'tenacious midfielder' with an eye for a goal.
Mr Grimstone had also worked at Brighton & Hove Albion for seven years, most recently as a groundsman at the Lancing training ground.
Matthew Grimstone and Jacob Schilt, both 23, were travelling to Worthing United to play in a home game against Loxwood FC when they were caught up in the crash
Matt Jones, 24, and Daniele Polito, 23:
Father Daniele Polito, from Worthing, was travelling in the same car as personal trainer Matt Jones when tragedy struck.
Mr Polito's mother Leslye Polito said on the first anniversary of the disaster that the previous 12 months had failed to ease her loss.
A keen DJ, Mr Jones had reportedly recently returned to the UK from living in Australia.
Matt Jones and Daniele Polito both died in the same car
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