If you look at Plane resurrection's Face book page, you will see official press releases on there,here's one.
Anniversary of incident to G-MSTG at Hardwick Airfield 2.10.2016 on behalf of the Hammond Family.
This will be the only statement released in connection with this anniversary.
It is now one year since the tragic incident at Hardwick airfield that resulted in the death of a much loved Father, Grandfather and Husband, and life changing injuries to the pilot of the aircraft involved.
Our thoughts lie firstly with the family of the passenger, John Marshall. A great supporter of historic aviation, his is a sad loss and we can only hope that the outpouring of goodwill following this tragedy has provided some small comfort to his family.
We have been in contact with the Marshall family following the incident and in the midst of their grief, the support they offered to Maurice, the family and team at Hardwick Warbirds was outstanding and heartwarming. They have continued to support and encourage Maurice during his prolonged recovery.
We wish to make special mention of Bob Marshall, who under the most stressful and distressing circumstances played a pivotal part in Maurice’s survival, administering critical care before the arrival of medical staff.
In the aftermath of this terrible event much soul searching has taken place with regard to the future of Hardwick Warbirds. After consultation, discussion and debate with all affected the overwhelming desire in these troubled times, is that the organisation continue its mission to honour and memorialise all those airmen and women who served, and serve, in defence of our freedom.
To the illustrious list of those who gave the ultimate sacrifice will be added the name of John Marshall, who will forever be in our thoughts.
On a personal note, Maurice has no memory of the incident, nor memory of the day of the flight. He was of course in a coma, and then semi conscious state for almost two weeks after the event, with a range of life changing injuries.
We gratefully acknowledge the skilled care offered by all medical and emergency staff involved at the scene and during Maurice’s hospitalisation, without which he may not have survived.
All those involved remain deeply affected by this incident, and Maurice is still undergoing major medical treatment as part of what will be a multi year physical recovery.
The aircraft, badly damaged in the course of the accident, remains in the hands of the investigators and there are no current plans for repair or restoration.
Distressingly, our initial accompanied viewing of the wreckage at the AAIB facility indicates Janie was inexplicably further damaged extensively, and irrevocably, during recovery, with extensive post incident damage caused to the relatively intact empennage.
In addition to extending our thanks to all involved in the rescue and recovery operation, we would like to commend the written and broadcast media representatives who attended for their restrained, factual and balanced reporting. In particular the family wishes to acknowledge the news staff at BBC Radio Norfolk, and BBC Radio Suffolk, Kim Riley from BBC Look East and Malcolm Robertson at ITV Anglia.
Our final thanks must go to the thousands of well wishers in the UK who were familiar with Maurice and Janie in the air, and those worldwide who had recently come to know the Hardwick team from TV. Without their warm wishes and support the families would have found this period much more difficult to endure.
We would ask the media to respect the above and leave the families in peace with their thoughts and reflections at this difficult time.
All media enquiries should be directed to Nik Coleman
nik@nikcoleman.com