Red Arrows: Sick trophy hunters swarming over fatal crash site. Flight Lieutenant Jon Egging. BAe Hawk T.1. Royal Air Force -Red 4. Near Bournemouth, UK.

The scene near Bournemouth Airport after Red Arrows pilot Jon Egging crashed his plane

(pic: PA)

Trophy hunters have been swarming all over the site of the fatal Red Arrows air crash – in a sickening search for ­“souvenirs”.

Villagers say people have turned up armed with metal detectors and shovels and even asked residents to point out the exact spot Flt Lt Jon Egging’s body was found.

One resident, Stephen Young, said: “It is sickening. They were just like ants crawling all over.

“At one point I counted 35 people all bent down in the field. It is very ghoulish.”

Flt Lt Egging, 33, died after his Hawk T1, Red 4, crashed shortly after a display in Bournemouth on August 20.

Witnesses reported seeing the plane steer away from houses before hitting a field in nearby Throop.

Locals say people have flocked to the site to collect pieces that scattered over a 500 yard area.

Dorset Police warned: “It is RAF property and they are committing theft.”

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