'Helicopter hijack code' triggered sonic boom Typhoons
A data entry error by a helicopter pilot led to two Typhoon aircraft being scrambled in an emergency response.
A loud bang was heard across parts of England at about 18:10 BST on Thursday.The MoD revealed it was a boom from a Typhoon authorised to go at supersonic speed while responding to an emergency call from a helicopter.
It confirmed that the helicopter pilot had transmitted the wrong signal by mistake. A flight instructor said the signal may have suggested a hijacking.
Emergency services in the West Midlands and south-west England received numerous calls about the sonic boom.
The helicopter was flying over the Cotswolds near Bath when it was intercepted.
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