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 just after 0940 BST while on a training mission.
Reports that a USAF F-15 C has crashed from @RAFLakenheath1 has crashed. Single seater jet was part of a four jet formation . Search and Rescue on scene https://t.co/xl3BX0Foct
— Jonathan Beale (@bealejonathan) June 15, 2020
The cause of the crash is not yet known but the US Air Force confirmed one pilot was on board.
Search and Rescue teams are currently working to help find the pilot and fighter jet.
More to follow.
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