Google translation :
Friesland was today rocked by two loud bangs. Which appeared from two F-16's followed by a airliner that flew without radio contact over the Netherlands.
The contact with the plane that was en route from Barcelona to Stockholm, fell away when the communication was transferred from Belgium to the Netherlands.
Two F-16 fighter aircraft from the airbase Volkel in pursuit Soesterberg flew to exceed the sound barrier. That caused a loud bang mainly in the north of the country was heard and felt.
Above Leeuwarden they could intercept the plane. The F-16 pilots have when hand gestures to the pilots of the airliner to make clear that radio contact was lost. It was subsequently restored.
The plane was then escorted to the skies over Germany, and the F-16 could return to their base.
From Netherland newspaper
Friesland was today rocked by two loud bangs. Which appeared from two F-16's followed by a airliner that flew without radio contact over the Netherlands.
The contact with the plane that was en route from Barcelona to Stockholm, fell away when the communication was transferred from Belgium to the Netherlands.
Two F-16 fighter aircraft from the airbase Volkel in pursuit Soesterberg flew to exceed the sound barrier. That caused a loud bang mainly in the north of the country was heard and felt.
Above Leeuwarden they could intercept the plane. The F-16 pilots have when hand gestures to the pilots of the airliner to make clear that radio contact was lost. It was subsequently restored.
The plane was then escorted to the skies over Germany, and the F-16 could return to their base.
From Netherland newspaper
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