- F/A-18 had only just taken off when it fell from the sky into green fields
- Fighter jet crashed five miles north west of RAF base in Redmere, Suffolk
- Condition of pilot as yet unknown and cause of crash yet to be established
A US fighter jet has crashed shortly after taking off from an RAF base in Suffolk.
The McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet was flying out of RAF Lakenheath when it came down into green fields in Red Mere, near Shippea Hill, five miles north-west of Lakenheath.
There is yet no indication as to the condition of the pilot.
The McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet was flying out of RAF Lakenheath when it ploughed into green fields in Red Mere, near Shippea Hill, five miles north-west of Lakenheath (stock photograph)
Emergency services including police, fire and ambulance crews are all at the scene in, near Ely, after a member of the public raised the alarm at 10.30am this morning.
Reports claim that the jet was one of six returning to the US via the UK after combat deployment in the Middle East.
Reports claim that the jet was one of six returning to the US via the UK after combat deployment in the Middle East (pictured - RAF Lakenheath)
It is said to have encountered issues with refuelling, reportedly failing to successfully refuel with a tanker before crashing.
Despite the RAF prefix, Lakenheath is a United States Air Force base.
A US Air Force official at the airbase confirmed that an F/A-18 had crashed.
A Cambridgeshire police spokesperson said: 'Emergency services are currently at the scene of a plane crash on farmland in Redmere, Ely.
'Details are sketchy at this stage and it is not known if there are any casualties.
'As and when more information becomes available we shall let you know.'
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