IT is still not known when the cause of the crash that killed a Red Arrows pilot in Bournemouth will be revealed.

At the start of this year the Ministry of Defence said it was likely to be April or May before the Service Inquiry into the death of Flt Lt Jon Egging, right, would be concluded following the crash at Throop last August.

With that time frame long passed, the MOD said there had been no updates regarding the inquiry. Once it is completed and the cause of the fatal crash determined, an inquest into the pilot’s death will be held.

Flt Lt Egging’s Hawk jet came down shortly after the team had displayed at Bournemouth Air Festival.

Terry Trevett, chairman of Bournemouth Red Arrows Association, said: “They’ve got a job to do and it is being done extremely thoroughly so that if there are lessons to be learned from the event then the RAF in particular will be paying very close attention.”

The Service Inquiry Panel is being led by an RAF Wing Commander, who acts as president. He is being assisted by an aviation engineer from the Army and an experienced RAF Hawk pilot, the type of aircraft that the Red Arrows use.