U.S. Air Force F-15C fighter jet crashes into sea off U.K. coast
A U.S. Air Force F-15C Eagle fighter jet crashed into the North Sea off the coast of England on Monday, the Air Forces' 48th Fighter Wing confirmed.
The jet, deployed from Royal Air Force Base Lakenheath in eastern England, northeast of London, crashed at about 4:40 a.m. Eastern.
"At the time of the accident, the aircraft was on a routine training mission with one pilot on board," the 48th Fighter Wing , adding that the cause of the crash and the status of the pilot remained unclear.
Yet another U.S. accident after the crashed F-35 in Florida (20th May), F-35 landing-gear accident in Utah (8th June), F-22 crash in Florida (15th May) and C-130 crash in Iraq (8th June) recently, and now F-15C crashes into the Sea (15th June). All within the past 4-5 weeks.
A U.S. Air Force F-15C Eagle fighter jet crashed into the North Sea off the coast of England on Monday, the Air Forces' 48th Fighter Wing confirmed.
The jet, deployed from Royal Air Force Base Lakenheath in eastern England, northeast of London, crashed at about 4:40 a.m. Eastern.
"At the time of the accident, the aircraft was on a routine training mission with one pilot on board," the 48th Fighter Wing , adding that the cause of the crash and the status of the pilot remained unclear.
Yet another U.S. accident after the crashed F-35 in Florida (20th May), F-35 landing-gear accident in Utah (8th June), F-22 crash in Florida (15th May) and C-130 crash in Iraq (8th June) recently, and now F-15C crashes into the Sea (15th June). All within the past 4-5 weeks.