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Loud sonic boom awakens Havre

The Havre Police Department was inundated with hundreds of phone calls late last night after residents were awakened by a sonic boom. The boom was caused by pilots from the 120th Fighter Wing Montana Air National Guard F-15s participating in night flying operations. The operations will continue through Friday, with the final take off time at 9:30 p.m. each night and approximate flying times of 90 minutes. Training exercises occur every day, and night training is necessary to maintain pilot proficiency in the dark hours. It includes the use of night vision goggles and the enhanced radar syst...

 

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