RAF Jets Intercept And Threaten To Shoot Down A Latvian Cargo Plane Over Southern England

'You Will Be Shot Down': What RAF Typhoon Pilot Told Latvian Cargo Plane After It Sparked Terror Alert By Veering Off Course Over London Forcing Fighter Jets To Scramble -- Daily Mail

* Typhoons were scrambled from RAF Coningsby, Lincolnshire, this afternoon
* A Latvian-registered plane was intercepted over Kent after 'causing concern'
* Flight mapping specialists said plane took unexpected detour over London
* Fighters escorted Russian made Antonov An-26 cargo airliner into Stansted
* Audio emerged afterwards appearing to show RAF pilot speaking to crew
* It said: ‘If you do not respond immediately to orders you will be shot down’
* MoD refused to comment on clip, which is doing rounds on social media
* Aviation expert said response was 'incase of another 9/11 of Parliament'
* Essex police spokesman said incident was due to a 'loss of communication'
* Incident created a dramatic sonic boom, heard across a 50-mile radius
* Explosion-like sound reported across Kent, Sussex, Hertfordshire and Essex

Two RAF fighters which scrambled across Britain to intercept a foreign aircraft apparently warned the plane would be 'shot down', after it sparked a terror alert by taking an unscheduled detour over London.

The Typhoons from RAF Coningsby, Lincolnshire, flew to Kent, south east England, at supersonic speeds to dramatically halt the plane on its way to Birmingham airport after it 'caused concern' to air traffic controllers.

The swoop, which resulted in the Lativan-registered plane being grounded at Stansted airport, sparked a massive sonic boom which was heard across a 50-mile radius.

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