I popped out for a run this morning - a 5k with the first couple of miles being prompted by the Couch 2 5K programme again in order to work back to longer running intervals. As I got home, news was just breaking about a rumoured USAF jet down in the North Sea. As is always the way with this sort of thing, news trickled in slowly but it rapidly became apparent it was more than just a rumour, and a short while later RAF Lakenheath confirmed that it was one of the 48th Fighter Wing F-15 Eagles that had crashed, and that a search was underway for the pilot.
Throughout the day the search went on and finally early in the evening the news was released first that the wreckage had been located, and then announcing that the Pilot was confirmed dead. Incredibly sad news, and a reminder of the dangers of military aviation.
Blue Skies.
Robyn
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