NEW: The pilot of a U.S. Air Force fighter jet that crashed into sea off the coast of England has been found dead by the search and rescue team, officials say.
The F-15C Eagle, from the U.S. Air Force's 48th Fighter Wing, was on a"routine training mission" with one pilot on board when it went down at approximately 4:30 a.m. ET, according to Col. Will Marshall, commander of the 48th Fighter Wing.
An F-15C Eagle assigned to the 493rd Fighter Squadron flies above Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, April 5, 2018.U.K. coastguards later located the wreckage of the downed plane, and efforts were underway to recover it from the water on Monday evening."This is a tragic loss for the 48th Fighter Wing community, and our deepest condolences go out to the pilot's family and the 493rd Fighter Squadron," the 48th Fighter Wing said in a statement on Twitter.
The entrance sign to British Royal Air Force base RAF Lakenheath, which hosts the 48th Fighter Wing of the US Air Force, near the village of Lakenheath in eastern England, June 16, 2020. A US fighter jet on a training mission from RAF Lakenheath crashed in the North Sea on June 16, 2020.
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