A HUGE “boom” was heard over UK towns after two RAF jets were scrambled to escort a plane into a major airport. The pair of Typhoon jets from RAF Coningsby were dispatched to make an in… ...

Flight tracking data shows one Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4 hitting speeds of just under 700 knots (805mph), triggering a sonic boom heard over Kent and Essex.

A sonic boom was heard over Essex after two RAF fighter jets scrambled to intercept a private jet that lost contact with air traffic control.

What is a sonic boom? According to the US Air Force, a sonic boom is an impulsive noise, similar to thunder, created when an object travels faster than the speed of sound, which is around 750mph.

Sonic boom: Houses shake as RAF jets intercept flight from Nice to Stansted Houses shook in parts of England after RAF Quick Reaction Alert jets intercepted a civilian plane, causing a sonic boom.

News UK News Planes Sonic boom UK: Exact moment RAF Typhoon jets track down plane flying over London People across Kent, Essex, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire reported hearing the sound and said they ...

Parts of the UK have heard a huge "sonic boom" on Friday as two RAF Typhoon jets scrambled to a private jet flying over London.

A sonic boom has been reported across parts of the East and South East of England. The loud bang was heard in Essex, Cambridgeshire, Suffolk, Kent and parts of London at about 11:40 BST. The RAF ...

A sonic boom occurs when an object travels through the air faster than the speed of sound, creating shock waves that are heard as a large boom. | ITV News Anglia ...

A sonic boom was heard over Essex after two RAF fighter jets scrambled to intercept a private jet. Two Typhoon jets took off from RAF Coningsby, Lincolnshire, to make the intercept of a San Marino ...

A sonic boom has rocked houses across the south east of England after RAF jets were launched to intercept a civilian plane. Residents in parts of Essex, Kent, Suffolk, London and Cambridgeshire ...

A loud explosive sound is reported in Essex, Cambridgeshire, Suffolk, Norfolk, Kent and London.