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| RAF Lakenheath: US fighter jet crashes into North Sea | |
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| A US Air Force pilot is missing after a fighter jet crashed into the 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 0940 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. | |
| A spokeswoman for HM Coastguard said: "The HM Coastguard helicopter from Humberside has been sent along with Bridlington and Scarborough RNLI lifeboats. | |
| "Following a Mayday broadcast by HM Coastguard, other vessels nearby are heading to the area." |