Unless I missed it, the article in the link says one person died, but didn’t way if it was the pilot.
Still holding out hope the pilot ejected in time.
This is not to say that if a UK civilian was killed that is therefore trivial - it is not.
From the Navy Times story:
“The jet was returning from a rotational deployment to the Middle East when it failed to rendezvous for a mid-air refueling, British newspaper Daily Express said.”
Prayers to the family.
My dad was stationed at RAF Mildenhall from ‘64-67.
I can’t imagine the pilot’s fast paced terror knowing failure to refuel brought imperative to guide the aircraft with certainty to the safest place for crash landing.
Prayers for the pilot and his family.
RIP.