A US military aircraft has crashed in a field near houses and a school in Lincolnshire.
Witnesses saw the F-15D come down in a field off Broad Gate, Weston Hills, near Spalding at about 15:30 BST.
The pilot is believed to have ejected from the aircraft and police say he has escaped with very minor injuries.
The US Air Force said the jet was from the 48th Fighter Wing based at RAF Lakenheath in Suffolk and had crashed during a combat training exercise.
RAF Lakenheath tweeted: "We can confirm that one of our jets went down north of the base, in Lincolnshire. The pilot ejected and is safe."
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-lincolnshire-29544064
Edit: There is some video of the crash site in the link below.
http://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/news/local/f15-training-missions-safe-claim-1-6346617
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