Who is the Shoreham Airshow crash pilot Andrew Hill?

Andrew Hill was nicknamed 'The Prof' due to his flying skills Shoreham air crash pilot Andrew Hill once simulated an out-of-control plane for an episode of ITV drama Midsomer Murders. Mr Hill and his wife Ellie, who were both BA pilots, built their own plane from a kit Speaking outside court today, Hill said he was 'truly sorry' for the men's deaths and that they would stay with him for the rest of his life Telling the court he was 'reasonably academic' and an A-grade pupil at school, Hill was allowed to enrol at Cambridge University without taking the entrance exam, attending Christ's College. Bob Marston, a former Harrier instructor and RAF pilot for more than 40 years, said: ‘The Harrier Force was the top of the pile – that’s where the best guys went.’ Hill was fiercely proud of his RAF record flying record after working as an instructor and seeing active service in Iraq Training in combat, he took part in active service for a month in the 1990s, monitoring no-fly zones in northern Iraq. It is understood the families of the victims have already settled compensation claims with aircraft owner Canfield Hunter Ltd. Before flying passenger jets for British Airways and Virgin Atlantic, Mr Hill was one of the RAF’s elite Harrier jump jet pilots.