<p>The body of a pilot has been found after a US F-15C Eagle fighter jet crashed into the North Sea during a routine training mission Monday, military officials said.</p>.<p>"The pilot of the downed F-15C Eagle from the 48th Fighter Wing has been located, and confirmed deceased," said a statement released on the RAF Lakenheath Facebook page, where the plane was based.</p>.<p>His name would be released once next of kin had been informed, officials added.</p>.<p>The F-15C Eagle crashed after taking off from the base near the town of Mildenhall in eastern England.</p>.<p>The base is home to the 48th Fighter Wing, which has operated from there since 1960 and has more than 4,500 active-duty military members.</p>.<p>Earlier in the day, Britain's coastguard said it had located the wreckage of the fighter jet that crashed during a training mission in the North Sea, but that the pilot was still missing.</p>.<p>The Maritime and Coastguard Agency confirmed the wreckage had been located by a search and rescue mission including a helicopter, "other aircraft in the area", along with lifeboats.</p>.<p>The single-seater plane went down 74 nautical miles (137 kilometres) off the East Yorkshire coast, on Monday morning.</p>.<p>Citing a flight tracker website, Sky News television said the plane had circled in the area before disappearing.</p>.<p>US military said in an earlier statement that the plane was taking part in "a routine training mission with one pilot on board".</p>.<p>The cause of the crash is not yet known.</p>.<p>Manufactured by Boeing, the twin-engine F-15C entered US Air Force service in 1979, according to Janes security and defence group.</p>.<p>A total of 211 of the 409 F15-C aircraft produced are in service today.</p>.<p>Royal Air Force spokesman Martin Tinworth said the aircraft had an "exceptional flight safety record".</p>.<p>In October 2015, a US F-18 fighter jet crashed near the town of Ely, in eastern England, killing the pilot. It took off from RAF Lakenheath.</p>.<p>The previous October, an F-15 from the base crashed into a field but the pilot ejected safely. In January 2014, four airmen were killed when a US helicopter crashed during a low-flying training exercise.</p>
<p>The body of a pilot has been found after a US F-15C Eagle fighter jet crashed into the North Sea during a routine training mission Monday, military officials said.</p>.<p>"The pilot of the downed F-15C Eagle from the 48th Fighter Wing has been located, and confirmed deceased," said a statement released on the RAF Lakenheath Facebook page, where the plane was based.</p>.<p>His name would be released once next of kin had been informed, officials added.</p>.<p>The F-15C Eagle crashed after taking off from the base near the town of Mildenhall in eastern England.</p>.<p>The base is home to the 48th Fighter Wing, which has operated from there since 1960 and has more than 4,500 active-duty military members.</p>.<p>Earlier in the day, Britain's coastguard said it had located the wreckage of the fighter jet that crashed during a training mission in the North Sea, but that the pilot was still missing.</p>.<p>The Maritime and Coastguard Agency confirmed the wreckage had been located by a search and rescue mission including a helicopter, "other aircraft in the area", along with lifeboats.</p>.<p>The single-seater plane went down 74 nautical miles (137 kilometres) off the East Yorkshire coast, on Monday morning.</p>.<p>Citing a flight tracker website, Sky News television said the plane had circled in the area before disappearing.</p>.<p>US military said in an earlier statement that the plane was taking part in "a routine training mission with one pilot on board".</p>.<p>The cause of the crash is not yet known.</p>.<p>Manufactured by Boeing, the twin-engine F-15C entered US Air Force service in 1979, according to Janes security and defence group.</p>.<p>A total of 211 of the 409 F15-C aircraft produced are in service today.</p>.<p>Royal Air Force spokesman Martin Tinworth said the aircraft had an "exceptional flight safety record".</p>.<p>In October 2015, a US F-18 fighter jet crashed near the town of Ely, in eastern England, killing the pilot. It took off from RAF Lakenheath.</p>.<p>The previous October, an F-15 from the base crashed into a field but the pilot ejected safely. In January 2014, four airmen were killed when a US helicopter crashed during a low-flying training exercise.</p>