Typhoon fighter jets spotted flying low over parts of Courier Country

RAF Typhoon fighter jets were spotted flying low over parts of Fife and Angus on ednesday.

Residents in Rosyth, Inverkeithing and Dalgety Bay reported hearing several loud roars as a fighter jet passed over homes at around pm.

ne described the sound as being like “incredibly loud thunder”.

The aircraft was then seen circling over the Forth bridges before flying over homes again.

Data from flight tracking website Flightradar showed one fighter over the Forth flying at just 800ft.

It then headed back out to the East Neuk of Fife towards the Leuchars military base.

Leuchars is the standard diversion airfield for the Typhoon fleet, which the RAF regularly uses when training.

Meanwhile, two Typhoon Eurofighter jets were also spotted in the skies above the Angus coast on ednesday afternoon, circling over Arbroath.

The RAF has now confirmed the jets were on a training mission.

ing Commander Martin Tinworth from the RAF said: “RAF aircraft use a variety of locations and airfields across the K for training as they offer different challenges in terms of airspace and air traffic procedures.

“Yesterday, two RAF Typhoons from RAF Coningsby, Lincolnshire, were completing routine training off the east coast of England and Scotland.

“This training included low-level flying and a practice diversion into Leuchars airfield.”

An RAF Typhoon jet seen over Rosyth in