In reply to summo:
Can you provide evidence for your last assumptions please??
As a former commercial pilot, as of last month, I feel I'm qualified to comment on the medical side.
I was thoroughly examined every 6 months, every orifice, every fluid, ears, eyes, teeth, ECG, peak flow, hearing, lipid etc etc etc. I don't know what current military medical standards are but they must have extra body parts (extra pair of testicles possibly) to be more stringent than what my AME would put me through.
Imagine doing your driving test, every 6 months, on every type of vehicle that you drive....and also imagine your boss and mechanic constantly reviewing every drive that you do on a daily basis.
Flying isn't something you take lightly, there seems to be some suggestion of a gung-ho attitude....that's for Hollywood folks, not real life.
As for the accident, it could've been something as simple as a wrongly given QFE.
The wiki warriors can go google that one.
It could've been a flame out, it could've been a knackered cable, it could've been a bird. So no, it may not have been CFiT.
As for the pilot, I don't know him, I don't know his experience, I know nothing about him....but again, display pilots do a hell of a lot of training. To the guy who mentioned military pilots, again, don't assume, I've met some mil guys who didn't actually fly that much, I've met some who were stuck on desks for a period of time, I've met others who would be maxing out my duty hours and I was flying at maximum during my busiest years.
Something went wrong, whether they find it or not, I would like to hope that changes are made to the proximity side of things, with regards populated areas (towns, roads etc), there already are rules but it looks like they are flawed.
Just remember, you drive past two cars smashed up on the motorway, you haven't a clue what went on, just the same as none of us, anywhere, except possibly the pilot, know what happened.