Huge ‘sonic boom’ noise ‘rattles’ houses in Norwich
The IndependentGet the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Residents od Norwich and surrounding areas reported hearing a massive bang, believed to be a “sonic boom”, over the city. One person said: “The sonic boom or whatever it was in Norwich just now literally made my house shake. James Lowen, a nature and travel writer in Norfolk, said: “Presumed sonic boom has just sent 500 wood pigeons into the air above our house! Mad!” A sonic boom occurs when an aircraft moves at supersonic speed and breaks the sound barrier, which results in a “thunderous” sound, according to the Royal Air Force.
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