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Sonic Boom?

40 replies

WorraLiberty · 12/01/2021 13:26

Did anyone else in Essex or possibly further out hear a massive bang about 20 minutes ago?

All my neighbours ran out in the street and someone I know who lives about 40 miles away heard it too Confused

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Enb76 · 12/01/2021 13:28

Heard it in Cambridge too - was definitely a sonic boom and confirmed by police.

AmazingBouncingFerret · 12/01/2021 13:28

No but something similar happened in the midlands a few days ago.

pleasefeedthecat · 12/01/2021 13:28

It's probably Trump losing the plot again 😄

silverwings · 12/01/2021 13:29

Yep , heard it here in Cambridgeshire. Shock the house

pleasefeedthecat · 12/01/2021 13:29

Or perhaps the air force are sending emergency aircraft to bomb French fishermen with baguettes 🙃

WorraLiberty · 12/01/2021 13:30

@Enb76

Heard it in Cambridge too - was definitely a sonic boom and confirmed by police.
Ahh really?

That's good. We thought something had exploded.

Last time I saw that many people in the street, they were clapping the NHS 😂😂

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WorraLiberty · 12/01/2021 13:30

@pleasefeedthecat

Or perhaps the air force are sending emergency aircraft to bomb French fishermen with baguettes 🙃
😂😂
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JustAPassingFashion · 12/01/2021 13:30

I've just seen a news headline about this.... feel like I'm missing out a bit here in the midlands!

Enb76 · 12/01/2021 13:30

Looks like it might have been a jet heading south (over Cambs) from Coningsby

Keepingthingsinteresting · 12/01/2021 13:39

And over towards Ely too- thought I was going mad & sent the dog off on one

lifestooshort123 · 12/01/2021 13:39

Heard in Borough of Broxbourne. Gosh, life's exciting.

BogRollBOGOF · 12/01/2021 13:45

We had one a couple of years ago on sports day.

We just assumed that the industrial plant a few miles away had blown up Grin

Meme69 · 12/01/2021 13:47

Heard it in Kent too. All over the local Facebook page!

VienneseWhirligig · 12/01/2021 13:48

We had one at the weekend where I live. I felt the house vibrate.

maggienolia · 12/01/2021 13:55

Heard it here in South Cambs - made me jump, I was just trimming my bush at the time Blush

Enb76 · 12/01/2021 14:00

twitter.com/air_intel/status/1348979800283766786

In case anyone is over-invested.

Affor · 12/01/2021 14:02

Heard it in North East London!

User24689 · 12/01/2021 14:04

Typhoon FGR4 on its way to France apparently. According to an aircraft enthusiast on the local FB page!

WhatKatyDidNxt · 12/01/2021 14:05

No but intrigued as l live in Essex!

bruffin · 12/01/2021 14:07

@lifestooshort123

Heard in Borough of Broxbourne. Gosh, life's exciting.
Me too Grin
frankie001 · 12/01/2021 14:09

Enfield here. We were walking in the woods and wondered if we were the last people alive!

Purplethrow · 12/01/2021 14:10

We’re in Essex and my dd has just asked me if I heard it , she was in the garden and said she thought a bomb had gone off. I didn’t hear a thing!

WildWaterSwimmer · 12/01/2021 14:11

We heard it in South London. I had no idea what is was until I read this.

mrsjoyfulprizeforraffiawork · 12/01/2021 14:12

Another one here in NE London who heard it reporting in. I thought something really heavy had fallen on my roof and building shook.

Purplethrow · 12/01/2021 14:15

did anyone hear a large bang this afternoon in Chelmsford
2 x Euro fighter Typhoons jets that broke the sound barrier above Chelmsford racing to intercept a German registered aircraft that was not communicating

This is the explanation on our local fb page.