A 1950s jet has crashed on the A27 during the Shoreham Air Show while attempting a loop manoeuvre.
Eyewitness Jason Gunn, 53, said the plane appeared to "split in half".
He told the Argus: "I was watching the display from on top of my car.
"As it came down, it seemed like it didn't have enough power to lift it up.
"I saw it just going below the tree and I expected it to come up.
"But it didn't and suddenly - boom boom. It looked as if it split in half."
Onlookers have described the scene as "carnage".
Off duty paramedic Chris Blewett, 47, was watching the performance on a riverbank when witnessed the horror crash.
Mr Blewett, of Worthing, West Sussex, said: "It was doing a big loop the loop and I thought, 'That's coming in low' and then there was a massive fireball.
"It looked like it landed on oncoming traffic on the A27.
"There were many burnt out cars and motorbikes laying on their side.
"It was absolute carnage."
Unfortunate crash at Shoreham Airport. A #Hawker #Hunter jet fatally crashed at air display #Shoreham #airport #crash pic.twitter.com/PgIhRoCCPl
— First Officer Joseph (@1pianokid) August 22, 2015
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