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An F-15 C Eagle from the 48 th Fighter Wing at RAF Lakenheath crashed into the North Sea on Monday.
Airplane wreckage has been discovered close to where a United States Air Force fighter jet crashed into the North Sea.
The F-15 C Eagle, from the 48 th Fighter Wing at RAF Lakenheath in Suffolk, crashed quickly after 09: 30 BST while on a training mission.
Search and save teams are still looking for pilot of the aircraft, which is thought to have crashed 74 nautical miles off the East Yorkshire coast.
The cause of the crash is presently unknown.
A spokeswoman for HM Coastguard said: “The HM Coastguard helicopter from Humberside has actually been sent along with Bridlington and Scarborough RNLI lifeboats.
” Following a Mayday broadcast by HM Coastguard, other vessels nearby are heading to the location.”