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Ted Herman's avatar

One day playing outside in the 1960s I watched as a jet flew overhead. It was moving pretty fast across the sky. I remember the strange thing is that it made no noise. Then, as it dipped below the horizon BOOM a window-shaking sonic wave arrived.

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Trungphan2's avatar

Appreciate the read, Ted! What city was this in?

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Ted Herman's avatar

This was the midwest US. Nearby was Lincoln AFB (Air Force Base) which no longer exists.

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Andy Carrein's avatar

Mustard had a great clip on the failure of the Concorde: https://youtu.be/sFBvPue70l8?si=uBXf9t0AlQW0U64O

Warning: you might spend a few hours going through all his other vids 😅

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Trungphan2's avatar

Thanks for the read and sharing this link, Andy! Will def check o it (love rabbit holes!)

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