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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Tobi Thomas and agency

‘Sonic boom’ heard in parts of England caused by RAF jets escorting plane

A Typhoon jet takes off from RAF Coningsby in Linconshire in December
Typhoon fighter jets were sent from RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire to help the aircraft. Photograph: Reuters

A loud noise thought to be a sonic boom, which was heard by many people across England, was caused by RAF jets escorting a plane.

The plane had two people onboard and was flying from Iceland to Nairobi, Kenya via Southend when it lost contact and had to be escorted to Stansted airport, police said.

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