A US fighter jet on a training mission from a British Royal Air Force base in eastern England crashed in the North Sea on Monday. "A US Air Force F-15C Eagle crashed at approximately 0940 (0840 GMT) today (Monday) in the North Sea," said USAF Captain Miranda T Simmons, from RAF Lakenheath. The plane took off from the RAF Lakenheath base, near Mildenhall, in Suffolk, which hosts the 48th Fighter Wing of the US Air Force. The BBC said the plane was believed to have gone down 137km off the East Yorkshire coast. Citing a flight tracker website, Sky News television said the plane circled in the area before disappearing.

Source: News 24 June 15, 2020 15:33 UTC