Residents were left 'terrified' and thought 'an explosion had gone off' after a sonic boom was heard across some parts of the UK.<br /><br />Locals in Leicestershire, Oxfordshire and Northamptonshire heard the massive bang yesterday (Sat) at around 12.15pm.<br />Some people managed to catch the noise on camera, which some said 'sounded like a rocket landing.'<br />It is believed the noise was caused by an RAF Typhoon aircraft that was going to RAF Coningsby in Lincs,. to intercept a plane that had experienced radio failure.<br />The Dash 8 plane travelling from Iceland to Kenya was diverted to Stansted Airport.
