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Jimbuna · 06-15-20, 08:56 AM

A US Air Force pilot is missing after a fighter jet crashed into the North Sea.

The F-15C Eagle, from the 48th Fighter Wing at RAF Lakenheath in Suffolk, crashed shortly after 09:30 BST while on a training mission.

The cause of the crash is currently unknown but the US Air Force confirmed only one pilot was on board.

Search and rescue teams are looking for the aircraft, which is believed to have crashed 74 nautical miles off the East Yorkshire coast.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-suffolk-53051055

06-15-20, 08:56 AM	#1
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,473 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	RAF Lakenheath: US fighter jet crashes into North Sea A US Air Force pilot is missing after a fighter jet crashed into the North Sea. The F-15C Eagle, from the 48th Fighter Wing at RAF Lakenheath in Suffolk, crashed shortly after 09:30 BST while on a training mission. The cause of the crash is currently unknown but the US Air Force confirmed only one pilot was on board. Search and rescue teams are looking for the aircraft, which is believed to have crashed 74 nautical miles off the East Yorkshire coast. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-suffolk-53051055 __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!