F18 jet pilot killed in plane crash near RAF Lakenheath

An F18 fighter jet pilot has died after ejecting moments before the aircraft crashed near the RAF Lakenheath base in Suffolk. The crash is believed to have happened five miles north west of the airfield at around 10.30am. Cambridgeshire Constabulary confirmed officers at the scene are dealing with one fatality. The US jet was one of six returning from combat operations in the Middle East.

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