Omah
17-06-2013, 12:04 AM
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-22926813
"Loud explosions" heard across the east of England were caused by a sonic boom when a jet broke the sound barrier.
The noise, at 11:30 BST, caused shaking and smashed windows and prompted calls to police in Cambridgeshire, Essex and Hertfordshire.
The Ministry of Defence said a Typhoon jet from RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire was launched when communication was lost with a Heathrow-bound plane.
It is understood the plane, travelling from the USA, landed without incident.
Air traffic controllers had become concerned but communication was re-established with the passenger airliner and there were no problems on board.
Speaking of Sunday's sonic boom, Insp Matt Snow of Cambridgeshire Police said: "We've had reports of windows being smashed.
"One man who rang us from St Ives thought something had hit his roof because the whole house shook.
"It was so loud another person thought his neighbour's house had blown up.
Ah, the old Mach 1 ..... :pipe:
"Loud explosions" heard across the east of England were caused by a sonic boom when a jet broke the sound barrier.
The noise, at 11:30 BST, caused shaking and smashed windows and prompted calls to police in Cambridgeshire, Essex and Hertfordshire.
The Ministry of Defence said a Typhoon jet from RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire was launched when communication was lost with a Heathrow-bound plane.
It is understood the plane, travelling from the USA, landed without incident.
Air traffic controllers had become concerned but communication was re-established with the passenger airliner and there were no problems on board.
Speaking of Sunday's sonic boom, Insp Matt Snow of Cambridgeshire Police said: "We've had reports of windows being smashed.
"One man who rang us from St Ives thought something had hit his roof because the whole house shook.
"It was so loud another person thought his neighbour's house had blown up.
Ah, the old Mach 1 ..... :pipe: