BREAKING: The Ministry of Defence says RAF jets were authorised to fly supersonic to assist a civilian aircraft. This follows an Essex police statement that said a flight was diverted to Stanstead Airport after communication had been lost 👉 📺 Sky 501
There is speculation the bang was the sonic boom from a jet fighter breaking the sound barrierThe mystery over what caused a reported sonic boom across central England appears to have been solved.
The loud bang led to a swift reaction on social media as people speculated about the cause, including whether it was a jet breaking the sound barrier.Twitter user Dr Jon Sutton said:"Massive boom heard over a wide area of Leicestershire. Aircraft, or meteor?" Another user wrote:"Very loud boom in Leicester about 15 mins ago. Felt the air shake - cats scared and ran indoors. Very unnerving - what the hell was it?"
"The plane, which had been flying from Iceland to Nairobi via Southend was escorted to the airport by RAF jets and landed shortly before 12.50pm today . Two people - a pilot and co-pilot - were on board."
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