The US Air Force (USAF) has apologised for a sonic boom that was heard as a loud explosion over Norfolk and Suffolk. People in and between Norwich and Ipswich had taken to social media and contacted the BBC about the noise, heard at about 16:30 GMT on Monday.

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Boom Supersonic, a company working to develop passenger aircraft capable of traveling faster than the speed of sound, announced that its planes will be able to fly at supersonic speeds without the sonic boom being audible on the ground below. The company ...

Simon Boston, who was at a petrol station in Necton, near Swaffham, Norfolk, said the "huge boom" sounded like a car crash. The Ministry of Defence has been contacted for comment.

This was the reality for residents of Norfolk and Suffolk on January 12, when a sonic boom echoed through the skies, as captured by a doorbell camera. This article delves into the details of the incident,

Boom Supersonic might have snatched aviation's holy grail after announcing on Monday that its XB-1 test plane had completed its maiden supersonic flight two weeks ago without producing a sonic boom audible on the ground. The dreaded boom smothered early ...

A doorbell cam caught the moment a sonic boom was heard in the skies over Norfolk and Suffolk, while another video showed a man being startled by the sound. David Shenton had been filming himself to promote an event at Norwich Arts Centre when the boom suddenly interrupted the recording.

A Venezuelan guard’s viral account claims US forces used a mysterious sonic weapon during Operation Absolute Resolve to capture President Nicolás Maduro.

What: Falcon 9 rocket launch at Vandenberg Space Force Base in Santa Barbara County. When: Between 8:18 p.m. and 8:53 p.m. Friday, according to SpaceX. If