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US Marine Corps F/A-18 Crashes in UK

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151016-N-OI810-449 WATERS SOUTH OF JAPAN (Oct. 16, 2015) An F/A-18E Super Hornet from the “Royal Maces” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 27 flies over the flight deck of the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Ronald Reagan and its embarked air wing, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5, provide a combat-ready force that protects and defends the collective maritime interests of its allies and partners in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Nathan Burke/Released)

LONDON — A US Marine Corps F/A-18 has crashed in a field near the Royal Air Force Lakenheath base in eastern England, killing the pilot.

The accident in an agricultural area known as the Fens happened soon after take-off from the base, which is about five miles from the crash site.

The aircraft is reported as being one of a group of four USN Super Hornets returning to the US from duties in the Middle East. No further details are known at this time.

Lakenheath is home to the US Air Force’s 48th Fighter Wing.

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Andrew Chuter is the United Kingdom correspondent for Defense News.