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Tiesto
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12th Apr 12 at 18:29   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Did anyone else hear this earlier?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-17697328
Tiger
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12th Apr 12 at 18:31   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
It was a sonic boom mate, it was over Cov.
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12th Apr 12 at 18:36   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Two Typhoons were scrambled and hit the gas.
Tiger
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BTW I work in Hinckley, didn't hear it myself but the lads at Vulcan To The Skies said they spoke to one of the RAF pilots that fly the Vulcan who confirmed it was High level training.
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News is reporting that a 'helicopter transmitted on the wrong frequency' so two jets were scrambled. Maybe the helicopter squawked 7500 by mistake stating unlawful interference (hijack).

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-17697328

Seems a bit overkill if that's the truth though, but I guess it depends on who's helicopter it was and who was passenger on it.
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Could be interpreted as training I guess, but isn't there a ban on supersonic flight over land in a peacetime situation? In which case it's highly plausible it was the helicopter scenario.

[Edited on 12-04-2012 by Tiger]
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They have their training areas to go supersonic in which are off shore/in the middle of nowhere (a.k.a Wales and Scotland). I guess it could have been a real thing.
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12th Apr 12 at 20:27   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I'm in Leamington and didn't hear any bang.

Heard through the grapevine it wasn't training or a drill and that Typhoons were sent out to a civilian helicopter.

As said, they have very strict rules on where they're allowed to break the sound barrier...and above the West Midlands isn't one of those areas lol.

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It was Rays grandad shooting the postman
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heard something, assumed it was barnestormer blowing another patent part oil pump.
Ben G
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what you heard was thunder, you imbecile.
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12th Apr 12 at 21:07   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Apparently it was heard in several different counties.
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quote:
Originally posted by Ben G
what you heard was thunder, you imbecile.
Jambo
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12th Apr 12 at 22:17   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Aww I wana hear a Typhoon break the sound barrier
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http://uk.news.yahoo.com/mystery-explosion-heard-across-midlands-182338273.html

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13th Apr 12 at 09:43   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
it has been thundering in the region also, i doubt this was heard as widespread as people are making out
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quote:
Originally posted by Jambo
Aww I wana hear a Typhoon break the sound barrier


it's mega!
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13th Apr 12 at 10:09   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Sky news confirmed it was a airplane breaking the sound barrier, due to the helicopter transmitting on the wrong signal.
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what ever it was you will never know, it will be what ever the government report it to be
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Skyquake.
Nismo
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Mythbusters sonic boom

200ft pass

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvtAElaDVz8&feature=related
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possibly a PR stunt?
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Its aliens being beamed down war of the worlds style

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/defence/9201259/RAF-sonic-boom-jets-spark-resident-alarm-after-helicopter-emergency.html
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If Aliens came here, there technology would be silent, it would have no lights bringing attention to themselves and they would probably be invisible imo
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the video in Seth's link is thunder surely? a) why would someone be videoing the sky randomly at that time and b) there's a flash right before the bang

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