AIRSHOW organisers say safety is their number one concern.

Council spokesman Nigel Brown said Clacton is a different type of show to Shoreham because most of the flying takes place over the sea, rather than land.

“However, there will be no complacency and those people directly involved in the flying displays will be going through all the normal checks and procedures that take place before any event of this kind,” he said.

Tendring Council works extremely closely with all the emergency services throughout the year and during the event to ensure that robust safety measures are in place.

“Safety is – and always will be – our primary concern at all times.”

He added: “While this terrible crash does not directly affect us, our thoughts very much go out to the family and friends of anyone who died, was injured or affected by the incident.

“Those running and organising airshows are a very tight-knit community and most people know each other and we can only start to imagine what they have gone through.”