Sonic Boom 04/03/23

[matt]

Sonic boom heard as RAF jets escort aircraft to Stansted Airport

The flight from Iceland to Kenya was diverted to Stansted Airport after communications went down, police said.

www.bbc.co.uk

RAF jets scrambled to escort an aircraft which lost communications caused a sonic boom, police have said.
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) said Typhoon jets from RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire were authorised to fly supersonic to assist a civilian plane.
Essex Police said the aircraft - flying from Iceland to Kenya - was diverted to Stansted Airport, landing at 12.50 GMT.
It comes after people heard a "loud bang" in Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Oxfordshire.

Did anyone else hear this today? This probably explains what rattled my windows earlier in Rugby

 

[yorksrob]

Good to see the RAF on the ball as always.

 

[Lost property]

Good to see the RAF on the ball as always.

Well they do have a few years of experience here....called QRA...to draw on.

Of course, they now have the added benefit of the spotters / FR24 geeks to help...bless them. Yesterday will be enshrined in the memories / note books for a very long time.

All that remains are for the claims for "damage to my already broken greenhouse / roof tiles / conservatory / distressed goldfish " etc to arrive in the M.o.D's post.

 

[Trackman]

All that remains are for the claims for "damage to my already broken greenhouse / roof tiles / conservatory / distressed goldfish " etc to arrive in the M.o.D's post.

I found this online at https://assets.publishing.service.g...le/1030494/20210329-FOI202102274_redacted.pdf

Fish tank crack got paid out, also paid out for damage to freezer - not sure how a sonic boom can break a freezer though.

10-Mar-14 Cracked windows Anglesey Settled
10-Mar-14 Cracked greenhouse glass Anglesey Closed (Not pursued)
05-Jun-14 Roof tiles dislodged Lincolnshire Settled
05-Jun-14 Cracked window Cambridgeshire Settled
05-Jun-14 Startled by noise - car accident Cambridgeshire Settled
05-Jun-14 Information not provided Cambridgeshire Closed (Not pursued)
05-Jun-14 Damaged patio doors and chandelier Cambridgeshire Settled
05-Jun-14 Damaged garden furniture Cambridgeshire Closed (Not pursued)
06-Nov-14 Cracked window Norfolk Closed (Not pursued)
02-May-16 Cracked ceiling South Yorkshire Settled
02-May-16 Damage to ceiling tiles South Yorkshire Closed (Not pursued)
02-May-16 Damage to window South Yorkshire Settled
02-May-16 Damage to door window South Yorkshire Closed (Repudiated)
02-May-16 Damage to window South Yorkshire Settled
02-May-16 Damage to chimney East Yorkshire Closed (Not pursued)
02-May-16 Fish tank cracked North Yorkshire Settled
02-May-16 Roof tile dislodged North Yorkshire Settled
02-May-16 Roof tiles dislodged North Yorkshire Closed (Not pursued)
02-May-16 Damage to roof West Yorkshire Closed (Not pursued)
02-May-16 Roof tiles dislodged West Yorkshire Closed (Not pursued)
02-May-16 Roof tiles dislodged West Yorkshire Closed (Not pursued)
02-May-16 Damage to window West Yorkshire Settled
02-May-16 Cracked ceiling West Yorkshire Closed (Not pursued)
02-May-16 Damage to door lock West Yorkshire Settled
02-May-16 Damage to window North Yorkshire Closed (Not pursued)
Incident Date Description Incident Location Claim Status
02-May-161 Damage to property Not known Closed (Not pursued)
03-May-16 Damage to patio door West Yorkshire Settled
08-May-16 Damage to door window West Yorkshire Closed (Repudiated)
04-Oct-17 Damage to roof and window Suffolk Closed (Not pursued)
21-Jun-19 Damage to freezer Hertfordshire Settled
22-Jun-19 Damage to conservatory Essex Settled
22-Jun-19 Cracked window Essex Settled
22-Jun-19 Damage to ceiling Hertfordshire Settled
22-Jun-19 Damage to to greenhouse Essex Closed (Not pursued)
22-Jun-19 Damage to garage door window Hertfordshire Settled
22-Jun-19 Cracked car windscreen Essex Settled
22-Jun-19 Cracked window Essex Settled
22-Jun-19 Cracked car windscreen Essex Closed (Not pursued)
22-Jun-19 Cracked glass door Essex Closed (Not pursued)
22-Jun-19 Cracked car windscreen Essex Closed (Repudiated)
27-Jun-19 Cracked window Derbyshire Settled
27-Jun-19 Damage to conservatory Derbyshire Settled
01-Dec-19 Damage to glazed window Hertfordshire Closed (Repudiated)
01-Dec-19 Cracked window London Closed (Repudiated)
01-Dec-19 Damage to pipe London Closed (Repudiated)
01-Dec-19 Cracked ceiling London Closed (Repudiated)
01-Dec-19 Damage to property Not known Closed (Not pursued)
12-Jan-21 Cracked window glass Cambridgeshire Active
12-Jan-21 Damage to tv Cambridgeshire Active
12-Jan-21 Cracked window glass Cambridgeshire Active
12-Jan-21 Cracked windows Essex Active
12-Jan-21 Damage to roof and internal crack Essex Active
12-Jan-21 Roof tiles dislodged Essex Active
12-Jan-21 Picture on wall dislodged Essex Active
12-Jan-21 Damage to windows Cambridgeshire Settled