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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. Jenny Coxal, of Dartford, Essex, was at home when she ...

A deafening sonic boom startled residents across eastern and south-eastern England on Friday morning after RAF Typhoon jets were scrambled to intercept a civilian aircraft that had lost contact with ...

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. People living in Essex and Kent reported hearing the loud noise as ...