Thanks for the link MegaWobbleHead!
via the BBC
via the BBC
A US military aircraft has crashed in a field near houses and a school in Lincolnshire.And the hits keep coming.
Witnesses saw the F-15 come down in a field off Broad Gate, Weston Hills, near Spalding at about 15:30 BST.
The pilot is believed to have ejected from the aircraft and police say he has escaped with very minor injuries.
The US Air Force said the F-15 from was from the 48th Fighter Wing based at RAF Lakenheath in Suffolk and had crashed during a training exercise.
The pilot abandoned the aircraft while it was still flying and pointing towards a school and houses, I don't know what the situation was but I don't think RAF Lakenheath has much of a future.
ReplyDeleteIt was an F-15D, and Lakenheaths F-15C/D was on the chopping block till the Ukrainian issues started.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/RAF-Lakenheath-F-15-crashes-Lincolnshire/story-23063990-detail/story.html
As to the base closing all the support for MoldyHole are at Lakenheath. Schools, Commissary, BX, Hospital, most of the housing. The wing may go, but the base will not close unless both of them are closed.