This is the moment when a rare stunt glider slammed into the runway in front of thousands of fans at Shoreham Airshow.
An investigation by the Civil Aviation Authority has now been launched into the crash at Shoreham Airport at around 11.30am on Sunday.
Incredibly the pilot was initially able to walk away from the crash scene before collapsing onto the runway tarmac.
He was taken to Worthing Hospital but given the all-clear yesterday.
The Swift S1 GIZII glider, one of only 35 ever built and the only one in the UK, was badly damaged in the crash.
Organisers have confirmed that just under 30,000 visitors attended on each day of the airshow despite the worst weather in the event’s 21-year history caused havoc with the flight programme.
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