'Burning planes or rockets' spotted flying near Heathrow and over Surrey - it was a publicity stunt
It looked like space junk burning up in the atmosphere, a wave of missiles heading towards London, or a 'f***ing plane or something on fire' - but the bizarre sight near Heathrow Airport was none of those. Some Londoners were left in confusion on Friday night (May 24) as a fiery air display over Thorpe Park, seen for miles around, was mistaken for a dusk assault on the capital. Rest assured, the planes weren't actually on fire. It was just an airshow for the opening of Thorpe Park's new ride Hyperia, which the theme park says is the tallest and fastest in the UK. The ride, which opened on Friday, includes 995m of track, is 72m tall and has the tallest loop in Europe, and does a top speed of 80mph, according to the owners. But as thousands of theme park fanatics descended on Chertsey, Surrey, to have a go on the new ride, not everyone was aware of the air-display put on to mark the opening night. UB1UB2, a neighbourhood news account for West London, shared a woman...