stevec
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| posted on 12/4/12 at 06:23 PM |
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Who heard the big bang then?
Big bang in the midlands and other areas about 6.10 this evening.
What was it then?
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iank
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| posted on 12/4/12 at 06:26 PM |
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Seems pretty widespread but no-one is saying yet.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-17697328
And now, as below it was a Typhoon, the beeb haven't changed the link
[Edited on 12/4/12 by iank]
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tomgregory2000
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| posted on 12/4/12 at 06:32 PM |
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ive been hearing big bangs all day, they had a flash just before them though 
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snapper
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| posted on 12/4/12 at 06:40 PM |
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Typhoon sonic boom, responding to helicopter emergency transmission
The transmission was sent in error.
I eat to survive
I drink to forget
I breath to pi55 my ex wife off (and now my ex partner)
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steve m
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| posted on 12/4/12 at 06:41 PM |
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A sonic boom can not be descibed as a big bang!
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jack_t
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| posted on 12/4/12 at 06:41 PM |
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i heard a sonic boom overhead stafford today at about 14:00-14:15
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stevec
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| posted on 12/4/12 at 06:45 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by steve m
A sonic boom can not be descibed as a big bang!
Nitpicker.It was a big bang in my conservatory, shook the roof aswell.
[Edited on 12/4/12 by stevec]
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eznfrank
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| posted on 12/4/12 at 07:00 PM |
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some very odd aerial goings on today, there was a very low flying AWACS plane circling above Leeds today at around 12-2 ish
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jabs
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| posted on 12/4/12 at 07:04 PM |
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I think there are some exercises going on today, mostly over the north sea
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eznfrank
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| posted on 12/4/12 at 07:10 PM |
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It was a bit odd, it was very low much lower than those approaching LBA and was on roughly the same flight path, i was thinking he'd be
struggling landing something that big at Leeds, but then about half an hour later he was back. Saw some pretty odd military helicopters buzzing
around Leeds very very low a few weeks ago too
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Dave Ashurst
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| posted on 12/4/12 at 07:12 PM |
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Big thumping bang, sounded like a bomb nearby. It had me out of the house pretty quick...
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Dave Ashurst
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| posted on 12/4/12 at 07:18 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by eznfrank
It was a bit odd, it was very low much lower than those approaching LBA and was on roughly the same flight path, i was thinking he'd be
struggling landing something that big at Leeds, but then about half an hour later he was back. Saw some pretty odd military helicopters buzzing
around Leeds very very low a few weeks ago too
Display of Olympics high security excercises I suspect.
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myke pocock
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| posted on 12/4/12 at 07:37 PM |
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Apparently theres a joint Anglo/Frog exercise due to take place from RAF Leeming next week and theres been some practicing going on today. Cant see
why you have to practice for an exercise though!!!
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snippy
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| posted on 12/4/12 at 07:40 PM |
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I heard it too, thought at first it was thunder as it had forecast storms but it was a rather odd thunder clap if so! Coincidentally immediately after
the bang (within 1 second) I heard a jet fly overhead but couldn`t see it. This was South side of Leicester.
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JoelP
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| posted on 12/4/12 at 07:47 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by eznfrank
It was a bit odd, it was very low much lower than those approaching LBA and was on roughly the same flight path, i was thinking he'd be
struggling landing something that big at Leeds, but then about half an hour later he was back. Saw some pretty odd military helicopters buzzing
around Leeds very very low a few weeks ago too
Shame i didnt get to work today, was meant to be at a house right on the landing path.
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 12/4/12 at 07:49 PM |
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The official explanation
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paulf
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| posted on 12/4/12 at 08:41 PM |
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So why would a typhoon need to attend to a civilian helicopter emergency radio signal? if there was a problem there would be nothing it could do to
help a helicopter land and helicopters are able to land in nearly any location so would not need an escort .
Paul
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greed1
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| posted on 12/4/12 at 08:50 PM |
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It got me out from under the car very quick
Drive it stright sideways
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jerryscales
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| posted on 12/4/12 at 08:51 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by stevec
Big bang in the midlands and other areas about 6.10 this evening.
What was it then?
Just an old Harley with a missfire probably.
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hillbillyracer
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| posted on 12/4/12 at 10:03 PM |
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Whether there was any real need or not, given authorization to do that in a something like a Typhoon would you miss the oppertunity?! 
I live & work not far from Spadeadam where the Blue Streak rocket engines were tested & Advantica test blast stuff all the time up there,
there's quite a few blasts that rattle windows etc. There was a really big one about a month back later in the day than usual & did wonder
if it was a sonic boom from a jet on a training mission connected to the RAF base.
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jollygreengiant
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| posted on 12/4/12 at 10:53 PM |
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I was asleep. 
Beware of the Goldfish in the tulip mines. The ONLY defence against them is smoking peanut butter sandwiches.
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foskid
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| posted on 13/4/12 at 03:22 AM |
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we can all sleep easy in our beds tonight QRA is alive and alert, heaven knows, this country needs lerts 
He knows nothing and thinks he knows everything. That points clearly to a political career.
George Bernard Shaw
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snapper
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| posted on 13/4/12 at 05:27 AM |
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There a lot of exercising going on as regards the Olympics
The security build up is mahoosive.
I eat to survive
I drink to forget
I breath to pi55 my ex wife off (and now my ex partner)
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sdh2903
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| posted on 13/4/12 at 06:11 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by paulf
So why would a typhoon need to attend to a civilian helicopter emergency radio signal? if there was a problem there would be nothing it could do to
help a helicopter land and helicopters are able to land in nearly any location so would not need an escort .
Paul
Depends on what the helicopter transponder was transmitting, there are particular codes the pilot can transmit for help without anyone in the
flightdeck knowing. There are codes for hijacking, medical emergency etc. So I guess they sent the big boys out for a look just incase the helicopter
started to head for any major buildings etc a la 9/11. I'm guessing they wouldnt have been there to help it land in one piece if they had
confirmed a terrorist on board
Think we will see a fair bit of aerial military action this summer with the olympics
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snapper
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| posted on 13/4/12 at 06:24 AM |
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As the story developes I feel the Helicopter sending a distress message is a distraction from what is in reality an airspace security response
exercise.
How come the AWACS was up??
How come there was a lot of action over the North Sea??
I suspect it was a well planned Olympic airspace exercise
Just a minute there's a knock on the door!!
There's a. An outside with blacked out windows!!!
HEEEEEELP
I eat to survive
I drink to forget
I breath to pi55 my ex wife off (and now my ex partner)
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