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Residents across Kent and East Sussex reported hearing a loud sonic boom as two Typhoon jets were scrambled from RAF Coningsby to intercept the Antonov An-26 airliner.

They escorted the Russian-built plane to Stansted airport, where it landed at around 5.20pm.

Police have searched the RAF-Avia plane, which was carrying car parts from Reims, France, to Birmingham.

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Actually shooting it down would have been a really dumb thing to do.
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Miss wrote Actually shooting it down would have been a really dumb thing to do.
Im sure they had a tip or suspicious activity about the plane, they wouldn't just scrabble fighter jets for nothing, especially a cargo plane.
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Miss wrote Actually shooting it down would have been a really dumb thing to do.


Yes, it would have but at the time, they didn't know what the plane was, or what it was doing of course.

& keep in mind Britain are currently on there 2nd highest Terror threat level, so they can't be taking any risks.
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Miss wrote Actually shooting it down would have been a really dumb thing to do.


Yes, it would have but at the time, they didn't know what the plane was, or what it was doing of course.

& keep in mind Britain are currently on there 2nd highest Terror threat level, so they can't be taking any risks.


Yea I agree, but that's how more trouble happens. People don't think, they only react.

It was a lost Latvian cargo plane, they could have just radio'd it. Which they did and thankfully nothing bad came of it.
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Miss wrote
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Miss wrote Actually shooting it down would have been a really dumb thing to do.


Yes, it would have but at the time, they didn't know what the plane was, or what it was doing of course.

& keep in mind Britain are currently on there 2nd highest Terror threat level, so they can't be taking any risks.


Yea I agree, but that's how more trouble happens. People don't think, they only react.

It was a lost Latvian cargo plane, they could have just radio'd it. Which they did and thankfully nothing bad came of it.

It landed in an airport and everything was dealt with, if it didn't comply the Plane would have been shot down to protect the British people from a possible terror attack.
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They would have regretted shooting that plane down, I'm glad they didn't, I live in Kent and I did hear a loud bang.
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