US Military Jet Crash

[MortonHarket]

Reports breaking on BBC News that a US military jet has crashed in Cambridgeshire.

[romeo bravo]

USMC F18 on departure from Lakenheath; going stateside.

[msjh]

BBC News report

is here.

As I write this the link is very bare bones, but will be updated.

[bar fly]

Here's hoping for a safe ejection and that the crash site is an empty field.

[staplefordheli]

Being reported by BBC as pilot died sadly

[staplefordheli]

The AC was based with the US Marines and was transiting from the Middle East back to the States after overnight layover in Suffolk so matters not if F18s are based over here. Always sad someone loses their life doing their job to keep us all safe and able to comment on PPRUNE


RIP

[unworry]

The BBC is reporting the Hornet crashed on farm land in Redmere, and there are no civilian casualties

[b1lanc]

Pilot killed in US fighter jet crash | Fox News

Lots of small pieces and have to wonder what is under the blue tarp.
Marine Corps confirmed that the pilot ejected. Very sad.