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Loud 'Bangs' over the UK
Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2014 10:36 pm
by Skip
Anyone heard any loud bangs tonight? this guy is getting a 'hard on' over it!
https://twitter.com/VirtualAstro
Re: Loud 'Bangs' over the UK
Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2014 10:37 pm
by Skip
Graham Guy @grahamguy · 4m 4 minutes ago
@VirtualAstro Starting to wonder about high-altitude military supersonic plane (stealthed?) zipping down the country.
Re: Loud 'Bangs' over the UK
Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2014 10:40 pm
by Skip
Honourless Weasel @HonorlessWeasel 1m1 minute ago
@VirtualAstro Thought it was fireworks in Croydon too, but sounded more like a bombing campaign. #itstherussians
Re: Loud 'Bangs' over the UK
Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2014 10:41 pm
by Jammo
Re: Loud 'Bangs' over the UK
Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2014 10:43 pm
by Skip
I heard and saw some fireworks at about 19.00, no Russian bombers over west Norwich though
Re: Loud 'Bangs' over the UK
Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2014 10:48 pm
by Richard B
Lots of reports in the Midlands area of loud bang over head, around the same time.
Re: Loud 'Bangs' over the UK
Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2014 10:48 pm
by ac2348
Clearly proof of the Aurora
Re: Loud 'Bangs' over the UK
Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2014 10:52 pm
by Skip
Re: Loud 'Bangs' over the UK
Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2014 11:11 pm
by TH1213
Heard these in SE London, I too thought it was fireworks
Thomas
Re: Loud 'Bangs' over the UK
Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2014 11:13 pm
by Skip
twitter wrote:@VirtualAstro hearing reports that uk air traffic grounded ? Any truth?
Re: Loud 'Bangs' over the UK
Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2014 11:22 pm
by nigelblake
Yes I've heard them, and very heavy rumbling now too, I'm pretty near Stansted, nothing showing on Planefinder but sounded like an MD-11 but a more heavy sound, not an AN124 though!
Re: Loud 'Bangs' over the UK
Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2014 11:24 pm
by MRTT
Skip wrote:twitter wrote:@VirtualAstro hearing reports that uk air traffic grounded ? Any truth?
Nope not true, FR24 still showing airliners all over the UK.
Re: Loud 'Bangs' over the UK
Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2014 11:26 pm
by davem
Heard a few loud bangs in the Brize area about half five tonight but thought nothing more of it than big fireworks being let off?
Re: Loud 'Bangs' over the UK
Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2014 11:28 pm
by Skip
BrizeWatcher wrote:Skip wrote:twitter wrote:@VirtualAstro hearing reports that uk air traffic grounded ? Any truth?
Nope not true, FR24 still showing airliners all over the UK.
Yeah mine was showing that too, but it does sound strange, has anyone else heard then then? what time did you hear them Nigel?
Re: Loud 'Bangs' over the UK
Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2014 11:29 pm
by quid21
Apparently there was a loud bang/explosion near Marne barracks early Saturday morning?
Re: Loud 'Bangs' over the UK
Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2014 11:29 pm
by MRTT
There was a fireworks display going on at my local park so didn't here them.
Re: Loud 'Bangs' over the UK
Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2014 11:32 pm
by Len123
Yeah there were reports of an explosion in the early hours at Marne/Catterick. Slip roads off the A1 closed as a precaution for most of the day.
Re: Loud 'Bangs' over the UK
Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2014 11:34 pm
by MRTT
Len123 wrote:Yeah there were reports of an explosion in the early hours at Marne/Catterick. Slip roads off the A1 closed as a precaution for most of the day.
Was thinking that it could be an earthquake but they don't come from the air and it would be impossible to be heard throughout the whole country.
Re: Loud 'Bangs' over the UK
Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2014 11:38 pm
by Richard B
Sounds very much like some type of earthquake, seems these booms have been reported over a lot of the UK.
no reports of any QRA, meteor shower maybe?. very strange what ever it is.
Re: Loud 'Bangs' over the UK
Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2014 11:41 pm
by Skip
Don't panic, seems we have the answer now
twitter wrote:@VirtualAstro bangs in the sky were raf typhoons doing an intercept over Kent and escorting to Stansted
