LONDON (Reuters) – The pilot of a U.S. fighter plane that crashed into the North Sea off the coast of northeast England on Monday has been found dead, the U.S. air force said in a statement.
“This is a tragic loss for the 48th Fighter Wing community, and our deepest condolences go out to the pilot’s family and the 493rd Fighter Squadron,” the squadron’s official twitter feed said.
(Reporting by William James; editing by Costas Pitas)
