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stevec

posted on 12/4/12 at 06:23 PM Reply With Quote
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

posted on 12/4/12 at 06:26 PM Reply With Quote
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

posted on 12/4/12 at 06:32 PM Reply With Quote
ive been hearing big bangs all day, they had a flash just before them though
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snapper

posted on 12/4/12 at 06:40 PM Reply With Quote
Typhoon sonic boom, responding to helicopter emergency transmission
The transmission was sent in error.





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steve m

posted on 12/4/12 at 06:41 PM Reply With Quote
A sonic boom can not be descibed as a big bang!
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jack_t

posted on 12/4/12 at 06:41 PM Reply With Quote
i heard a sonic boom overhead stafford today at about 14:00-14:15






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stevec

posted on 12/4/12 at 06:45 PM Reply With Quote
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

posted on 12/4/12 at 07:00 PM Reply With Quote
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

posted on 12/4/12 at 07:04 PM Reply With Quote
I think there are some exercises going on today, mostly over the north sea
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eznfrank

posted on 12/4/12 at 07:10 PM Reply With Quote
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

posted on 12/4/12 at 07:12 PM Reply With Quote
Big thumping bang, sounded like a bomb nearby. It had me out of the house pretty quick...
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Dave Ashurst

posted on 12/4/12 at 07:18 PM Reply With Quote
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

posted on 12/4/12 at 07:37 PM Reply With Quote
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

posted on 12/4/12 at 07:40 PM Reply With Quote
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

posted on 12/4/12 at 07:47 PM Reply With Quote
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

posted on 12/4/12 at 07:49 PM Reply With Quote
The official explanation






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paulf

posted on 12/4/12 at 08:41 PM Reply With Quote
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 .
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greed1

posted on 12/4/12 at 08:50 PM Reply With Quote
It got me out from under the car very quick





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jerryscales

posted on 12/4/12 at 08:51 PM Reply With Quote
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

posted on 12/4/12 at 10:03 PM Reply With Quote
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

posted on 12/4/12 at 10:53 PM Reply With Quote
I was asleep.





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foskid

posted on 13/4/12 at 03:22 AM Reply With Quote
we can all sleep easy in our beds tonight QRA is alive and alert, heaven knows, this country needs lerts





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snapper

posted on 13/4/12 at 05:27 AM Reply With Quote
There a lot of exercising going on as regards the Olympics
The security build up is mahoosive.





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sdh2903

posted on 13/4/12 at 06:11 AM Reply With Quote
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

posted on 13/4/12 at 06:24 AM Reply With Quote
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

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There's a. An outside with blacked out windows!!!

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