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U.S. Marine Killed in Jet Crash in Britain U.S. Marine Killed in Jet Crash in Britain
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LONDON — An American Marine was killed on Wednesday when the combat jet he was piloting crashed shortly after taking off from a Royal Air Force base in Lakenheath, England, about 80 miles northeast of London, the authorities said.LONDON — An American Marine was killed on Wednesday when the combat jet he was piloting crashed shortly after taking off from a Royal Air Force base in Lakenheath, England, about 80 miles northeast of London, the authorities said.
The jet, an F/A-18 Hornet, crashed in farmland between 10:30 and 11 a.m. The Marine Corps said the crash had occurred near Littleport, while the police said it had occurred slightly to the east, around Redmere. The two villages are about six miles apart; Redmere is about eight miles west of the base in Lakenheath.The jet, an F/A-18 Hornet, crashed in farmland between 10:30 and 11 a.m. The Marine Corps said the crash had occurred near Littleport, while the police said it had occurred slightly to the east, around Redmere. The two villages are about six miles apart; Redmere is about eight miles west of the base in Lakenheath.
“We can confirm one fatality and believe there was just one person on board the aircraft,” the Cambridgeshire Constabulary, the police agency responsible for the area, said in a statement.“We can confirm one fatality and believe there was just one person on board the aircraft,” the Cambridgeshire Constabulary, the police agency responsible for the area, said in a statement.
The military confirmed the crash but did not have additional details.The military confirmed the crash but did not have additional details.
“Response efforts are underway, and the incident is currently under investigation,” the United States European Command, which is based in Stuttgart, Germany, said in a statement.“Response efforts are underway, and the incident is currently under investigation,” the United States European Command, which is based in Stuttgart, Germany, said in a statement.
While the Lakenheath base is owned by the Royal Air Force, it has been under the operational control of the United States military for decades.While the Lakenheath base is owned by the Royal Air Force, it has been under the operational control of the United States military for decades.
“The loss in Cambridgeshire today is terrible news, my thoughts & prayers are with all involved,” the United States ambassador to Britain, Matthew Barzun, wrote on Twitter.