Shoreham Airshow Crash: Pictures Of The Recovery Operation Reveal Scale Of Disaster

The Huge Recovery Operation Of The Shoreham Airshow Crash Has Begun
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As the recovery operation at the site of the horrific Shoreham air disaster begins, images taken of the site portray the scale of the incident.

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Emergency services on the A27 at Shoreham in West Sussex. (credit:Steve Parsons/PA Wire)
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Police collect evidence at the scene of the crash on Sunday. (credit:Steve Parsons/PA Wire)
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A crane arrives at the site early on Monday to begin lifting wreckage. (credit:Steve Parsons/PA Wire)
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Debris is scattered across both carriage ways and into the surrounding landscape. (credit:Steve Parsons/PA Wire)
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The damaged remains of the fuselage of a Hawker Hunter fighter jet are lifted by crane. (credit:Peter Macdiarmid via Getty Images)
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(credit:Peter Macdiarmid via Getty Images)
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Investigations continue at the scene as evidence is collected by forensic teams. (credit:Peter Macdiarmid via Getty Images)
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(credit:Peter Macdiarmid via Getty Images)
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A roadside hedge shows damage thought to be caused as a Hawker Hunter fighter jet. (credit:Peter Macdiarmid via Getty Images)
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Members of the Fire Brigade and other emergency workers walk on the A27 road. (credit:Peter Macdiarmid via Getty Images)
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(credit:Peter Macdiarmid via Getty Images)
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Royal Air Forces Association CEO Nick Bunting (L) and Assistant Chief Constable Steve Barry conduct a press conference after a Hawker Hunter fighter jet crashed. (credit:Dan Kitwood via Getty Images)
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Men in protective overalls walk on the A27 road near where a Hawker Hunter fighter jet crashed. (credit:Peter Macdiarmid via Getty Images)
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Royal Air Forces Association CEO Nick Bunting (not pictured) and Assistant Chief Constable Steve Barry conduct a press conference. (credit:Dan Kitwood via Getty Images)
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A woman lays flowers near the site. (credit:Dan Kitwood via Getty Images)
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A woman lays flowers near the site. (credit:Dan Kitwood via Getty Images)
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Royal Air Forces Association CEO Nick Bunting (L) and Assistant Chief Constable Steve Barry conduct a press conference. (credit:Dan Kitwood via Getty Images)
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A woman lays flowers near the site. (credit:Dan Kitwood via Getty Images)
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Emergency services and crash investigation officers work at the site where a Hawker Hunter fighter jet crashed. (credit:Dan Kitwood via Getty Images)
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Wreckage near the site where a Hawker Hunter fighter jet crashed. (credit:Dan Kitwood via Getty Images)
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A woman holds flowers near the site. (credit:Dan Kitwood via Getty Images)
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Emergency services and crash investigation officers work at the site. (credit:Dan Kitwood via Getty Images)
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Flowers laid on the Shoreham Tollbridge that crosses the River Adur near the site. (credit:Daniel Leal-Olivas/PA Wire)
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(credit:Daniel Leal-Olivas/PA Wire)