Tech Sgt. Joseph Easley salutes as a hearse carrying the body of U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Kenneth "Kage" Allen drives by Heritage Park in Farmington on Friday, June 26, 2020. Allen, a fighter pilot, died after crashing off the coast of northern England during a training exercise on Monday, June 15. Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News
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Tech Sgt. Joseph Easley salutes as a hearse carrying the body of U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Kenneth “Kage” Allen drives by Heritage Park in Farmington on Friday. Allen, a fighter pilot, died after crashing off the coast of northern England during a training exercise on June 15. Allen, who is survived by his wife, Hannah, and his parents, had been based with the 48th Fighter Wing at the Royal Air Force’s Lakenheath base since February of this year. He was the assistant chief of weapons and tactics for the 493rd Fighter Squadron. Allen’s family plans to hold funeral services on Independence Day.

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Patriot Guard riders escort hearse carrying the body of U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. "Kage" Allen from the Salt Lake City International Airport to Russon Mortuary and Crematory in Farmington on Friday, June 26, 2020. | Scott G Winterton, Deseret News
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Former Air Force pilot Col. Rich Crandall, 81, holds an American flag while waiting for a procession accompanying the body of Air Force 1st Lt. Kenneth "Kage" Allen to arrive in Farmington on Friday, June 26, 2020. Allen, a fighter pilot, died after crashing off the coast of northern England during a training exercise on Monday, June 15. | Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News
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F-35 Lightning II planes fly overhead as a hearse carrying the body of U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Kenneth "Kage" Allen makes its way from the Salt Lake City International Airport to Russon Mortuary and Crematory in Farmington on Friday, June 26, 2020. Allen, a fighter pilot, died after crashing off the coast of northern England during a training exercise on Monday, June 15. | Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News
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Patriot Guard riders escort hearse carrying the body of U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. "Kage" Allen from the Salt Lake City International Airport to Russon Mortuary and Crematory in Farmington on Friday, June 26, 2020. | Scott G Winterton, Deseret News
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Airmen salute as a procession accompanying the body of U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Kenneth "Kage" Allen drives by Heritage Park in Farmington on Friday, June 26, 2020. Allen, a fighter pilot, died after crashing off the coast of northern England during a training exercise on Monday, June 15. | Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News
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Tech Sgt. Trevor Klabik salutes as a procession accompanying the body of U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Kenneth "Kage" Allen drives by Heritage Park in Farmington on Friday, June 26, 2020. Allen, a fighter pilot, died after crashing off the coast of northern England during a training exercise on Monday, June 15. | Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News
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Tech Sgt. Joseph Easley salutes as a hearse carrying the body of U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Kenneth "Kage" Allen drives by Heritage Park in Farmington on Friday, June 26, 2020. Allen, a fighter pilot, died after crashing off the coast of northern England during a training exercise on Monday, June 15. | Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News
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Patriot Guard riders escort hearse carrying the body of U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. "Kage" Allen from the Salt Lake City International Airport to Russon Mortuary and Crematory in Farmington on Friday, June 26, 2020. | Scott G Winterton, Deseret News
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Patriot Guard riders escort hearse carrying the body of U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. "Kage" Allen from the Salt Lake City International Airport to Russon Mortuary and Crematory in Farmington on Friday, June 26, 2020. | Scott G Winterton, Deseret News
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Patriot Guard riders escort hearse carrying the body of U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. "Kage" Allen from the Salt Lake City International Airport to Russon Mortuary and Crematory in Farmington on Friday, June 26, 2020. | Scott G Winterton, Deseret News
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Motor officers from several agencies wait to escort a hearse carrying the body of U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. "Kage" Allen from the Salt Lake City International Airport to Russon Mortuary and Crematory in Farmington on Friday, June 26, 2020. | Scott G Winterton, Deseret News
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Motor officers from several agencies wait to escort a hearse carrying the body of U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. "Kage" Allen from the Salt Lake City International Airport to Russon Mortuary and Crematory in Farmington on Friday, June 26, 2020. | Scott G Winterton, Deseret News
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