An RAF Red Arrows pilot was killed in a plane crash moments after finishing a presentation in flight air show in Bournemouth.
Police confirmed that an invention Flight Lieutenant Jon, 33, was killed after his plane crashed on the floor Red 4 on the bank of a river that runs through the town of Throop.
Chief Inspector Steve White, of Dorset Police, said: "Getting to the airport, a plane crashed in a field near Mill Throop, Bournemouth.
"The aircraft stopped on the river Stour, and helped the emergency services like police, fire, ambulance, coastguard search and rescue and ambulance Dorset and Somerset air.
"Unfortunately, the pilot, who had been ejected from the plane, was pronounced dead at the scene."
He said emergency services responded when told of the accident, adding that he did not know whether the pilot ejected from the aircraft.
It is understood that a mayday call was issued just before the plane went out of control. A film crew from the BBC was ordered to stop filming the screen when the call was received.
However, officials refused to speculate on what might be called the incident, confirming only that the investigation be conducted.
In a statement, said the Ministry of Defence: "It is with sadness that the MOD must confirm the deaths of Flight Lieutenant Jon pushed by the team of Royal Air Force aerobatic Red Arrows.
"Flight Lieutenant pitting was killed when his plane Hawk T1 - Red 4 - crashed about 1 km south from Bournemouth Airport 1350 Saturday, August 20, 2011.
"A complete service details of the disaster committee of inquiry has begun. It would be appropriate to consider the reasons for the case this time."
Police confirmed that an invention Flight Lieutenant Jon, 33, was killed after his plane crashed on the floor Red 4 on the bank of a river that runs through the town of Throop.
Chief Inspector Steve White, of Dorset Police, said: "Getting to the airport, a plane crashed in a field near Mill Throop, Bournemouth.
"The aircraft stopped on the river Stour, and helped the emergency services like police, fire, ambulance, coastguard search and rescue and ambulance Dorset and Somerset air.
"Unfortunately, the pilot, who had been ejected from the plane, was pronounced dead at the scene."
He said emergency services responded when told of the accident, adding that he did not know whether the pilot ejected from the aircraft.
It is understood that a mayday call was issued just before the plane went out of control. A film crew from the BBC was ordered to stop filming the screen when the call was received.
However, officials refused to speculate on what might be called the incident, confirming only that the investigation be conducted.
In a statement, said the Ministry of Defence: "It is with sadness that the MOD must confirm the deaths of Flight Lieutenant Jon pushed by the team of Royal Air Force aerobatic Red Arrows.
"Flight Lieutenant pitting was killed when his plane Hawk T1 - Red 4 - crashed about 1 km south from Bournemouth Airport 1350 Saturday, August 20, 2011.
"A complete service details of the disaster committee of inquiry has begun. It would be appropriate to consider the reasons for the case this time."
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Red Arrows Bournemouth Air Festival were doing when the accident occurred.
Witnesses described a dramatic rescue attempt of dog walkers, who jumped into the water and shot the driver. It is unclear whether he was able to drive or not.
Radio enthusiast Malcolm MacIntyre, 37, told the Bournemouth Echo that he had listened to the radio communication between the crew and air traffic control tower, just before the crash.
He said that just after the red arrows to the land called the tower, one of the pilots said, 'Are you aware of Mayday "
The answer was "Yes, we are, someone is taking care of that."
Mr MacIntyre added: "I am completely surprised."
One witness, Laura Goodwin, told Sky News that the accident occurred shortly after the team had completed its deployment.
She said: "A plane has a sense it was the other and never returned."
He added: "Many people are in disbelief about what happened."
Another witness said that the movement of the dogs pulled the pilot from the river, near the village of Throop.
The accident site was confirmed by Shaun Spencer-Perkins, who witnessed the accident in Mill Throop.
He told the BBC: "I heard a hissing sound and saw a plane about 50 feet above the ground, running across the fields.
"He hit and ran across the field, he crossed the stream.
"Members of the public jumped in the water looking for the cockpit.
"We waved down the helicopter, I took my son's orange jacket and the red knight of my wife to draw the attention of the helicopter."
He added that the sign of the pilot, and has not seen a parachute.
Wayne Kent, 30, assistant manager of the Broadway Pub, said some customers had seen the incident.
He said: "I heard that the plane crashed in fields near Throop and recovered three or four times.
"The pilot went to the river."
Mr. Kent said the pilot guided the plane away from the houses in the village and people walking near the shore.
Bournemouth Airport issued a statement on the incident on its website.
It read: "A spokesman for Bournemouth Airport confirmed that the incident with a Red Arrows flight took place about one kilometer from the airport this afternoon.
"The emergency services are present.
"The airport was closed for some time, but now is back to normal operation.
"Passengers due to leave the airport in the afternoon and evening are invited to check as usual."
The Festival of the air, waiting, attracting crowds of over 200,000, continuing to run.
Since 1979, the red arrows were used in a dual control aircraft BAE Systems Hawk T1.
Site of the aerobatic team, produce aircraft Rolls "Royce, 5,200 pounds of thrust and allows a maximum speed of Mach 1.2.
They were based at RAF Scampton in Lincolnshire since 2001.
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