File Photo: A UNITED STATE Air Force F-15CEagle UNITED STATE Air Force Photo

LONDON, June 15 (Reuters)– British coastguards have actually situated the wreck of a UNITED STATE boxer aircraft that collapsed right into the North Sea on Monday and also the pilot has actually been located dead, the UNITED STATE Air Force stated in a declaration.

The F-15C Eagle from the 48th Fighter Wing, which got on a regular training objective, collapsed off the shore of northeast England at around 0940 neighborhood time (0840 GMT). Only the pilot got on board.

“The pilot of the downed F-15C Eagle from the 48th Fighter Wing has been located, and confirmed deceased,” the armada’s authorities Twitter feed stated.

“This is a tragic loss for the 48th Fighter Wing community, and our deepest condolences go out to the pilot’s family and the 493rd Fighter Squadron.”

Efforts to recuperate the wreck of the jet were proceeding.

The airplane was from RAF Lakenheath, the biggest UNITED STATE Air Force- run base in England and also the only UNITED STATE Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) F-15 boxer wing. It lies regarding 25 miles (40 kilometres) northeast of Cambridge.

In 2014, a UNITED STATE armed forces helicopter collapsed on the shore of eastern England, eliminating all 4 team aboard. (Reporting by Kate Holton, David Milliken, William James and also Michael Holden; creating by Estelle Shirbon)

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