The inquest into the deaths of the 11 Shoreham air disaster victims will be opened and adjourned today (September 2).

The Hawker Hunter jet that crashed into traffic on the A27 on Saturday (August 22), killing 11 people, was based at North Weald airfield, which is owned by Epping Forest District Council (EFDC).

All the victims' names will be officially released during the hearing at County Hall North in Horsham, West Sussex, from 10.30am.

Families of those who died have been invited to the opening of the inquiry by West Sussex senior coroner Penelope Schofield's office.

The jet's pilot, Andrew Hill, was left fighting for his life after the crash, and has been moved to a specialist hospital for treatment.

Due to inquiries by the Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB), the inquest will be adjourned to a later date.

The disaster happened after a vintage Hawker Hunter jet failed to pull out of a loop-the-loop stunt and crashed onto the busy A27 nearby, exploding into a fireball.

The dead include window cleaner Mark Trussler, 54, from Worthing, and cyclists and friends Dylan Archer, 42, from Brighton, and Richard Smith, 26, from Hove.

NHS manager Tony Brightwell, 53, from Hove, grandfather Mark Reeves, 53, from Seaford, and Worthing United footballers Matthew Grimstone and Jacob Schilt, both 23, also died.

Other victims include personal trainer Matt Jones, 24, wedding chauffeur Maurice Abrahams, 76, and Daniele Polito, from Worthing. One victim has not been named.

The plane wreckage has been sent to Farnborough, Hampshire, where AAIB investigators are seeking to find out what caused the crash. An interim report is due in days.

The jet's pilot, Andrew Hill, was left fighting for his life after the crash, and has been moved to a specialist hospital for treatment.

Detective Chief Inspector Carwyn Hughes, the senior identification manager at Sussex Police, has said they have no reason to suspect anyone else died.

On Tuesday (August 25) the flags outside Epping Forest district council offices were lowered in respect of those who have lost their life in what has been described as the deadliest air show accident in the UK since the 1952 Farnborough air show crash that killed 31 people.

It has been reported that the Hawker Hunter was owned by petrol station owner Grahem Peacock, from Epping, who also kept a WWII Hawker Sea Fury at the North Weald airbase.