The airport used to host the Royal Air Forces Association ( RAFA ) Shoreham Airshow ( for around 25 years ) . On 22 August 2015 , a Hawker Hunter jet fighter taking part in the airshow crashed onto the A27 road just outside Brighton City Airport , killing 11 people , and the show has not been held since
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2015 Shoreham Airshow crash
Brighton City Airport