A US Air Force fighter jet caught fire after crash landing in a field near Broadgate in Weston Hills, Spalding in Lincolnshire, UK, at around 3:30 p.m. on October 8.
The incident happened when the F-15D aircraft was on a training flight after taking off from RAF Lakenheath, Suffolk.
The US Air Force confirmed the incident and said that the pilot had ejected. He was taken to RAF Lakenheath hospital with minor injuries.
According to the Base commander Colonel Robert Novotny, “We don’t know what caused the crash…We’re just fortunate we got our pilot back and this crash didn’t cause any more damage.”