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| Add captionAn F-15C Eagle from the 48th Fighter Wing at RAF Lakenheath crashed into the North Se |
The F-15C Eagle, from the 48th Fighter Wing at RAF Lakenheath in Suffolk, crashed shortly after 09:30 BST while on a training mission.
The wreckage of the plane, thought to have crashed 74 nautical miles off the East Yorkshire coast, was found earlier.
The cause of the crash is currently unknown.
Col Will Marshall of the 48th Fighter Wing at RAF Lakenheath said: "The pilot of the downed F-15C Eagle from the 48th Fighter Wing has been located, and confirmed deceased.
Media captionRAF Lakenheath: US Air Force pilot confirmed dead off UK coast
"We will not release the name of the pilot until after all next of kin notifications have been completed.
"This is a tragic loss for the 48th Fighter Wing community, and our deepest condolences go out to the pilot's family and the 493rd Fighter Squadron."
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RAF Lakenheath is the largest US Air Force-operated base in England and home to its only F-15 fighter wing in Europe.
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More than 4,000 US service men and women are stationed there.
Media captionFootage this morning from the Yorkshire coast showed fog shrouding the North Sea
The 48th Fighter Wing shared an image of three jets in flight on Monday morning.
— RAF Lakenheath (@48FighterWing) June 15, 2020
In October 2015, US pilot Maj Taj Sareen died when his F-18 Hornet jet crashed on farmland near RAF Lakenheath.
An investigation found the 34-year-old had not reported problems with his aircraft to engineers prior to take-off, because he was concerned it would delay his colleagues.
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