Search and Rescue teams are looking for the crashed US fighter jet, which is believed to have crashed 74 nautical miles (137km) off the East Yorkshire coast.

A spokeswoman for HM Coastguard said: "The HM Coastguard helicopter from Humberside has been sent along with Bridlington and Scarborough RNLI lifeboats.

"Following a Mayday broadcast by HM Coastguard, other vessels nearby are heading to the area."

RAF Lakenheath's 48th fighter wing has tweeted, confirming news of the crash.

They say that a search and rescue effort is under way to find the pilot who was aboard the jet, which crashed into the North Sea at 09:40 BST.

The BBC's defence correspondent Jonathan Beale reports that the crashed fighter plane was one of four US jets flying in a formation when it crashed at 09:40 BST.

RAF Lakenheath say that the crashed fighter jet had been on a "routine training mission" at the time it was lost in the North Sea.

It is not yet known what caused the US Air Force F-15C Eagle aircraft to crash.

The crashed jet was a US Air Force F-15 fighter jet.

The aircraft was from the 48th fighter wing at RAF Lakenheath - an air base in Suffolk.

One pilot was on board when the jet crashed into the North Sea at 09:40 BST. Their status is reported as "unknown" and a search and rescue operation is under way.

A US Air Force pilot is missing after a fighter jet from RAF Lakenheath in Suffolk crashed into the North Sea.

We will bring you live updates on this story as it develops.

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