Image copyright PA Image caption Andy Hill is charged with 11 counts of manslaughter

The pilot of a jet which crashed during the Shoreham Airshow has appeared in court charged with killing 11 men. Andrew Hill, 54, of Sandon, Hertfordshire, who performed at airshows at Imperial War Museum Duxford, faces 11 counts of manslaughter by gross negligence and one count of recklessly or negligently endangering an aircraft under air navigation laws. The 54-year-old, of Sandon, Hertfordshire, appeared before Westminster Magistrates' Court for a 14-minute hearing on Thursday morning at which he confirmed his name, date of birth and address, and indicated a not-guilty plea to all charges. Senior district judge Emma Arbuthnot released him on bail until his next appearance at the Old Bailey next month. Image copyright PA Image caption The Hawker Hunter jet plummeted on to the A27 on 22 August 2015

Prosecutor Simon Ringrose confirmed the charges were brought following the fatal crash, which occurred when the vintage jet crashed into traffic on the dual carriageway while trying to execute a loop-the-loop manoeuvre. • Matthew Grimstone, 23, a Worthing United footballer who worked as a groundsman at Brighton & Hove Albion
• Jacob Schilt, also 23 and also a Worthing United player, was travelling to a match with Mr Grimstone
• Maurice Abrahams, 76, from Brighton, was a chauffeur on his way to pick up a bride on her wedding day
• Friends Richard Smith, 26, and Dylan Archer, 42, who were going for a bike ride on the South Downs
• Mark Reeves, 53, had ridden his motorcycle to the perimeter of Shoreham Airport to take photos of the planes
• Tony Brightwell, 53, from Hove was an aircraft enthusiast and had learnt to fly at Shoreham airfield
• Mark Trussler, 54, is thought to have been riding his motorcycle on the A27
• Daniele Polito was travelling in the same car as Mr Jones
• Graham Mallinson, 72, from Newick, was a keen photographer and retired engineer Hill, a trained Royal Air Force instructor and fast jet pilot, was thrown clear of the aircraft and rushed to hospital with serious injuries where he was placed in an induced coma before being discharged.
Jet pilot Andy Hill, accused of eleven counts of manslaughter over a 2015 crash at Shoreham Airshow in England, makes an initial Magistrates' Court appearance. He indicates he will deny the charges and the case is transferred to Crown Court.