American military jet crashes near RAF base By Andrew Douglas October 21, 2015, 11:51 am An American fighter jet [[title]] [[text]] An error occurred. Please try again. [[success]] Email address Sign up Reports are coming in of an American military jet crashing in the British countryside. The US fighter jet is reported to have crashed near RAF Lakenheath in Suffolk. The incident involved an F-18 aircraft and was reported five miles north west of the military base. Already a subscriber? Sign in [[title]] [[text]] Close