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Pilot's body found after U.S. fighter jet crashes off English coast
The F-15C Eagle crashed into the North Sea after taking off from RAF Lakenheath, the largest U.S. Air Force-operated base in England.
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A search and rescue operation is underway after a U.S. fighter jet crashed into the North Sea off the east coast of England during a training mission on Monday, the U.S. Air Force in Europe said in a statement.
The status of the pilot as well as cause of the crash are unknown, according to a statement from 48th Fighter Wing, based at the RAF Lakenheath base in eastern England.
The jet took off from RAF Lakenheath, the largest U.S. Air Force-operated base in England. RAF spokesman Wing Commander Martin Tinworth confirmed to NBC News that the plane crashed off the coast of England near Middlesbrough, around 250 miles north of London.