Coningsby

Two RAF Typhoons and their crews had an exciting flight out last night, after an unresponsive passenger plane needed to be intercepted and shown the way down after losing radio contact with air traffic control. The fighters from RAF Coningsby were ...

Loud bangs across areas of Doncaster and Yorkshire send were caused by RAF jets from Lincolnshire, it has been confirmed. People took to social media last night after hearing loud bangs just before 10pm. There are no reports of anyone being able to ...

Two British Royal Air Force (RAF) Typhoons have intercepted an Air France passenger jet after it lost contact with air traffic control. The incident occurred over Yorkshire on Monday night, when the Typhoons were launched from Coningsby airbase, ...

Two RAF Typhoon jets were scrambled over Yorkshire to intercept an Air France passenger plane after air traffic control lost communications with the flight. The aircraft were launched from RAF Coningsby, causing two loud sonic booms which shook windows ...

The military jets were scrambled from RAF Coningsby near Lincoln to escort an Air France airliner which had not kept in contact while flying from Paris to Newcastle. An RAF statement said: “Quick reaction alert Typhoon aircraft were launched today from ...

An RAF spokesperson said: "Quick reaction alert Typhoon aircraft were launched from RAF Coningsby to identify an unresponsive civilian aircraft. Communications were re-established and the aircraft has been safely landed." Air France tweeted ...