Sonic Boom Heard in Seattle

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Key Takeaways:

  • Two Air National Guard F-15s from Portland International Airport went supersonic over the continental U.S. on Tuesday.
  • The jets were dispatched by NORAD to intercept an aircraft nearing airspace temporarily restricted due to a presidential visit.
  • The supersonic flight resulted in audible sonic booms, which were captured on local videos in the region.
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Two Air National Guard F-15s out of Portland International Airport went supersonic over the continental U.S. Tuesday, and the sonic booms were caught on local videos. The jets had been dispatched by NORAD. They had been granted permission to go supersonic to intercept an aircraft that was wandering near airspace that had been temporarily restricted during a presidential visit to the region. The first video was shot in Seattle by a local news crew; the second, apparently, by a local mother.

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