USAF F-15 jet crashes in Lincolnshire, United Kingdom

F-15D 86-0182 crashed 08-10-2014 Lincolnshire, UK

Witnesses saw the F-15 come down in a field off Broad Gate, Weston Hills, near Spalding at about 15:30 BST.

The plane has come down in an isolated rural area and no premises have been affected.

The two-seat F-15D Fighter 86-0182 from RAF Lakenheath in Suffolk crashed during a training exercise on Wednesday afternoon.

US military officials said the pilot had managed to eject before the crash at around 15.30 pm and had escaped serious injury.

A spokesman for the US Air Force’s 48 Fighter Wing said: “The pilot ejected and is safe.”