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Omah 17-06-2013 12:04 AM

Sonic boom heard in Essex, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire
 
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-22926813

Quote:

"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:

Me. I Am Salman 17-06-2013 12:04 AM

Sonic boom

King Gizzard 17-06-2013 12:05 AM

Yes indeed :pipe:

Ninastar 17-06-2013 12:06 AM

We had one of these in my town last year

I made a thread thinking it was an explosion

Scary stuff, the whole house shook.

Omah 17-06-2013 12:11 AM

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...-_filtered.jpg

An F/A-18 Hornet breaks the sound barrier in the skies over the Pacific Ocean.

The white halo consists of condensed water droplets formed by the sudden drop in air pressure behind the shock cone around the aircraft

:cool:

Tom4784 17-06-2013 01:12 AM

http://www.sirlin.net/storage/street...=1227423601276

Withano 17-06-2013 01:41 AM

http://i43.tinypic.com/2n6rl9j.png

Should have won ML


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