There were calls for a review of displays above built-up areas after Saturday’s plane crash on the A27.
Labour’s Grahame Morris said: “If aircraft were limited to displaying over water it would mitigate the risk of casualties on the ground.”
His colleague Graham Stringer added: “I think when an event like this kills 11 people – and it’s not the first time there have been fatalities at an airshow – there should be a serious look at the regulations with a view to tightening them up.”
They spoke out as police said it was “highly likely” 11 people were killed when a manoeuvre went horribly wrong in West Sussex.
Personal trainer Matt Jones, 24, and footballers Matthew Grimstone and Jacob Schilt, both 23, were all confirmed dead.
Eight others were missing, feared dead, as police continued to sift through the wreckage of eight cars, including a Daimler limo.
The driver – a wedding chauffeur in his 70s – is among those unaccounted for, as is 49-year-old motorcyclist Mark Trussler.
Pilot Andy Hill, 51, who was attempting a loop when he crashed the Hawker Hunter, was tonight in a critical condition in hospital.
Planes taking part in Shoreham Airshow always fly over land, even though host venue Brighton City Airport is less than a mile away from the sea.
Resident Brian Murphy, 52, said: “Maybe they could follow Eastbourne’s example and do it on the seafront. That way if a plane falls out of the sky it goes in the sea.”
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