Sussex Police’s bid for footage of Shoreham crash pilot’s interview blocked

POLICE investigating the Shoreham air show tragedy have been blocked from seeing interviews with the pilot Andy Hill.

He was quizzed by the Air Accidents Investigation Branch after the fireball crash that killed 11 people in August last year.

Sussex Police went to the High Court to have the films released but were refused yesterday.

But footage from two cockpit cameras on the 1955 Hawker Hunter jet will be handed over.

The force had been locked in the legal battle for their release since July.

It has delayed the inquest due to be heard last month. It now might not take place until 2018.

Mr Hill, 52, was questioned under caution by police last December.

Material gathered by the AAIB is usually treated as confidential to ensure witnesses can speak freely.