The pilot of a military jet that was scrambled to ... which was linked to a sonic boom heard a day earlier across the Washington region as F-16s flew to intercept the aircraft.

Pilot in sonic boom crash had 25,000 hours’ experience with Southwest Hefner was a retired Southwest Airlines captain who continued to hold an airline pilot rating and qualified for a top-level ...

A sonic boom from the pursuing jets startled residents ... firing off flares in an unsuccessful effort to gain the pilot's attention. It was not certain why the plane veered off course, but ...

A sonic boom was heard across the Washington, D.C., metro area Sunday as fighter jets hit “supersonic speeds” in an attempt to intercept an unresponsive pilot Tracey Harrington McCoy is a ...

The business jet eventually crashed in rural Virginia, killing the pilot and three passengers. Below is an explanation of what sonic booms are, their history in the U.S. and their potential future.

Only minutes into the doomed journey, the pilot stopped responding to air traffic control instructions prompting the alert to military, security and law enforcement agencies. Recommended A sonic ...

The intercept caused sonic booms heard across the Washington region, and the fighters also fired flares to get the pilot’s attention, according to NORAD. Officials in Bowie, Maryland ...

The agency confirmed on Monday that four people, the pilot and three passengers, were killed in the crash, which federal authorities are investigating. The sonic boom heard and in somes cases ...

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