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| Tornado navigator's body is found | Tornado navigator's body is found |
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| A navigator who ejected from an RAF Tornado fighter aircraft over Norfolk has been found dead in a field, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) confirms. | |
| The aircraft landed later at its RAF Marham base and the ejector seat was found near the Sandringham estate. | |
| The navigator's body was found at South Creake and was pronounced dead at the scene. He is said to have ejected while the aircraft was flying upside down. | |
| The MoD said the aircraft was flown by a civilian crew from BAE Systems. | |
| A tape of the pilot's conversation with controllers has been heard by the BBC. | A tape of the pilot's conversation with controllers has been heard by the BBC. |
| 'Deep sadness' | |
| It describes the moment the pilot realised his navigator had ejected from the aircraft. He told controllers he had not seen a parachute. | It describes the moment the pilot realised his navigator had ejected from the aircraft. He told controllers he had not seen a parachute. |
| The MoD said a joint press conference with BAE Systems will be held on Thursday. | |
| Rem Merrick, a spokesman from RAF Marham, said: "It is with deep sadness that the MoD has learned that the BEA Systems navigator who was involved in Wednesday's incident has died. Our thoughts are with his family. | |
| "The cause of the incident is under investigation and we will not speculate at this stage. | |
| "The Tornado GR4 landed safely at RAF Marham, where it is based. No other aircraft were involved." | |
| BAE Systems are responsible for maintaining the Tornado fleet based at RAF Marham. |