The Ministry of Defence has been hit with a string of compensation claims after homes across Yorkshire were shaken by deafening sonic booms when two RAF jets broke the sound barrier during a supersonic pursuit.

Concerned residents in towns and villages across the region called police and fire services with reports that their houses were shaking after what sounded like two large explosions on May 2.

Reported by The Yorkshire Post. You can read the full story here. 

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