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Old 15th June 2020, 19:02   #1
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Default F15 crash in north sea.

Sky news reported it flew round in circles before disappearing from radar.Pilot found dead.Strange it was single crewed,I've never heard of that before.
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Old 16th June 2020, 11:18   #2
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Very sad, I was hoping for a better outcome. The F15's can come as single or two seaters, this one was a F15C which is a single seater. Surprised it took so long to recover the pilot given that he/she was flying in a formation of four and the amount of assets which flooded the area after the event. That area off the North East coast was in the past and might still be a destination for air-to-air refueling, I wonder if that was the purpose for them being there.
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The F15's can come as single or two seaters, this one was a F15C which is a single seater.

I never knew that.Such a large aircraft with so many systems for one person to operate and moniter.
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Very sad, I was hoping for a better outcome. The F15's can come as single or two seaters, this one was a F15C which is a single seater. Surprised it took so long to recover the pilot given that he/she was flying in a formation of four and the amount of assets which flooded the area after the event. That area off the North East coast was in the past and might still be a destination for air-to-air refueling, I wonder if that was the purpose for them being there.

Willy, that area is also used for fighter tactics and weapons training with Cobham Aviation providing the electronic simulation systems fitted on modified Falcon 20 biz jets often operating out of Durham airport and RAF Leeming. The RAF and USAF held a big exercise there in May with over a 100 aircraft involved. Interestingly the F16 pilot killed was the squadrons weapons and tactics leader.

There's a good article about the training here https://www.aerosociety.com/news/fly...the-dark-side/
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Interestingly the F16 pilot killed was the squadrons weapons and tactics leader.

F16 pilot killed?
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Old 16th June 2020, 21:39   #6
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As others have said, the F15C is a single seat fighter, not so large for the trained pilots to cope with.
Very sad.
Another of the group had a cracked canopy when it landed.
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Old 18th June 2020, 10:34   #7
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The aircraft was based out of RAF Lakenheath Suffolk and there is quite a good viewing area off Wangford Road. They fly most weekdays, even at night occasionally, quite impressive I believe. Depending on circumstances they either take off coming towards you or land from behind. When coming towards you they nearly always dip their wings to show us plane spotting sadoes what they are carrying - or not.

Location: https://www.google.com/maps/place/RA...64!4d0.5612676

More here on the crash:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-suffolk-53063549

Chap was only 34 and arrived at the base in February, he was also recently married.

F15 details here:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonn...las_F-15_Eagle

Aslo: https://radar.freedar.uk/VirtualRadar/desktop.html

shows flight paths of military aircraft, but no F15s. Typhoons, F35s, Apaches out of Wattisham, well more than you can shake a stick at.

PS if I could work out how to put up some photos I would.

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Old 19th June 2020, 14:54   #8
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Now back home with his family:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-suffolk-53093160

"Pilots from the base honoured Lt Allen by performing a missing man formation on Thursday, a tradition to respect fallen airmen."
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