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US Navy pilot killed in F-18 jet crash in Cambridgeshire Fens | US Navy pilot killed in F-18 jet crash in Cambridgeshire Fens |
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A US Navy pilot has died in an F-18 jet crash in the Fens in Cambridgeshire, close to an RAF base. | A US Navy pilot has died in an F-18 jet crash in the Fens in Cambridgeshire, close to an RAF base. |
The Hornet crashed on farm land in Redmere, near Ely, close to the Suffolk border, with the alarm raised at 10:30 BST. | |
Cambridgeshire Police confirmed the pilot, the only crew member, died. | Cambridgeshire Police confirmed the pilot, the only crew member, died. |
The aircraft had taken off from RAF Lakenheath, but was not connected to the base. | The aircraft had taken off from RAF Lakenheath, but was not connected to the base. |
Follow live updates here. | Follow live updates here. |
It crashed four miles from RAF Mildenhall in Suffolk. | It crashed four miles from RAF Mildenhall in Suffolk. |
Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service said it sent two crews, which were stood down within two hours. | |
"No firefighting or rescue action was required, but they remained on scene in a support capacity," the spokeswoman said. | |
Amateur aviation enthusiast Roger Smith told BBC Radio Suffolk that the F-18 was one of a group of Hornet Marine Corps planes that were heading back to the US from the Middle East. | |
They arrived at Lakenheath over the weekend and four of them took off this morning. |