Four people were killed when a US air force (USAF) helicopter crashed during a "low-level" training exercise.
The aircraft came down in Cley next the Sea in north Norfolk. Emergency services are at the scene with a 1,200ft (400m) area cordoned off.
The helicopter is an HH-60G Pave Hawk, based at RAF Lakenheath in Suffolk, a spokesman for the USAF confirmed.
The aircraft usually carries a four-man crew on board, he said.
Police said residents can stay in their homes but pedestrians and motorists are being diverted away as there is live ammunition on board.
An RAF Lakenheath spokesman said: "The aircraft, assigned to the 48th Fighter Wing, was on a low-level training mission when the crash occurred."
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