Pair cheat death in Shoreham air disaster

A father and his young son cheated death in the Shoreham air disaster only because wedding limousine driver Maurice Abrahams let their car go ahead of his.

Mr Abrahams, 76, a former soldier who had served in the Parachute Regiment, died in the blaze that engulfed drivers when the Hunter Hawker struck the A27, exploding into a fireball.

At least 11 people are believed to have been killed in the tragedy, which occurred when the pilot of the vintage plane failed to pull out of a loop-the-loop manoeuvre in time.