Pilot of US Air Force F-15 Fighter Jet Found Dead in North Sea

The wreckage of the U.S. Air Force fighter jet that crashed off the UK coast Monday morning during a training mission has been found.

F-15 Eagle jet fighters, like that seen here, are also among the aircraft participating in Vigilant Ace. Benjamin Chasteen/The Epoch Times

The pilot of a U.S. Air Force fighter jet that crashed off the UK coast Monday morning during a training mission has been found dead, the 48th Fighter Wing Public Affairs confirmed in a news release.

The identity of the pilot will not be released until all next-of-kin notifications have been made, the release stated.