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| USAF F-15 jet crashes in Lincolnshire | USAF F-15 jet crashes in Lincolnshire |
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| A US military aircraft has crashed in a field near houses and a school in Lincolnshire. | A US military aircraft has crashed in a field near houses and a school in Lincolnshire. |
| Witnesses saw the F-15 come down in a field off Broad Gate, Weston Hills, near Spalding at about 15:30 BST. | |
| The pilot is believed to have ejected from the aircraft and police say he has escaped with very minor injuries. | |
| The US Air Force said the F-15 was from the 48th Fighter Wing based at RAF Lakenheath in Suffolk and had crashed during a training exercise. | |
| RAF Lakenheath tweeted: "We can confirm that one of our jets went down north of the base, in Lincolnshire. The pilot ejected and is safe." | |
| Weston Hills Church of England Primary School has been evacuated but a member of staff said everyone at the school was fine. | |
| Shaun Gough, whose twin five-year-old daughters are pupils at the school, said part of the wing had landed in the field nearby. | Shaun Gough, whose twin five-year-old daughters are pupils at the school, said part of the wing had landed in the field nearby. |
| "When my wife went to the school to pick up my daughter she said the black smoke was blowing across the car park and into the school," said Mr Gough. | "When my wife went to the school to pick up my daughter she said the black smoke was blowing across the car park and into the school," said Mr Gough. |
| "I was watching when it came down back end first, and when you're standing watching it come down close to your daughters' school it's pretty horrendous. | "I was watching when it came down back end first, and when you're standing watching it come down close to your daughters' school it's pretty horrendous. |
| "The wing is in a field about 400 yards from the school. [I'm] just glad nobody has been hurt. | "The wing is in a field about 400 yards from the school. [I'm] just glad nobody has been hurt. |
| "I've seen a Sea King helicopter land and pick somebody up. I'm guessing it's the pilot." | "I've seen a Sea King helicopter land and pick somebody up. I'm guessing it's the pilot." |
| Aircraft was 'fireball' | |
| Police have advised people to avoid the area as fumes from the fire may be hazardous. | |
| Bernard White, who was working at home in Weston Hills, said he heard "a scream" overhead. | |
| "The aircraft seemed low and then it went 'woof' like a big thump," he said. | |
| "I looked out the kitchen window and it was down. I saw a parachute in the distance. [The aircraft] was a fireball but now looks incredibly intact." |