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		</div><p>The criminal investigation into the pilot involved in the Shoreham air disaster is &#8220;95% complete&#8221;, police have said.</p>
<p>Eleven men were killed when a vintage Hawker Hunter jet plummeted on to the A27 in West Sussex during a loop-the-loop stunt at the Shoreham Airshow on August 22, 2015.</p>
<p>Pilot Andrew Hill, 53, is being investigated for possible manslaughter by gross negligence and he has been questioned voluntarily under caution by police.</p>
<p>Detective Superintendent Adam Hibbert of Sussex Police gave an update on the force&#8217;s inquiry during a pre-inquest review hearing into the crash.</p>
<p>He said: <i>&#8220;The police investigation is now some 95% complete and following our recent meeting with the Crown Prosecution Service, an initial file is now being drawn up and I can confirm that process is under way.</p>
<p>&#8220;We continue to talk with the families and I&#8217;m extremely grateful for their continued support and patience in what continues to be upsetting circumstances for them all.&#8221;</i></p>
<p>He told the hearing at Centenary House, Crawley, that a &#8220;conservative estimate&#8221; is that 25,000 documents in relation to the inquiry are now held on the force&#8217;s database.</p>
<p>West Sussex coroner Penelope Schofield said the inquest may have to be suspended pending the outcome of any criminal prosecution, but assured the families present at the hearing that &#8220;I am monitoring the police investigation&#8221;.</p>
<p>Setting a date for a further pre-inquest review on January 24 next year, Ms Schofield said: <i>&#8220;I want to assure you I am satisfied that they are moving forward as quickly as they can in quite difficult circumstances and they are hoping to bring their investigation to a conclusion as quickly as possible.&#8221;</i></p>
<p>Gerard Forlin QC, speaking on behalf of all the families of the victims after the hearing, said: <i>&#8220;The families are understandably very disappointed. This matter took place over 22 months ago.</p>
<p>&#8220;However what they want is a full, frank, thorough and fearless investigation into this incident, and of course for that they will wait as patiently as they can.&#8221;</i></p>
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