NORTH Shropshire residents were treated to the spectacle of fighter jet training on Monday (September 18) night.

A number of Eurofighter Typhoon jets were on night training and had many residents in Oswestry leaning out of their windows and doors to see what the commotion was at around 8.30pm.

Many took to social media to find out what the noise was and to tell others who were no doubt left confused and delighted by the jet planes.

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One Facebook user, Jade Deeks, told Ask Oswestry that the planes ‘did a loop and came back – we were watching on the app’.

Phil Pointon said: “Thought it was a film I was watching on the box…lol…”

Lyn Jones said: “Just went over Morda just now, made the doors vibrate it was so low.

“I counted 26 sets of lights and looked more like more than one carrier.”

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It is believed the fights were training as part of Operation Cobra Warrior, which is being led by the RAF with American fighters also involved.

According to the US Airforce, the training exercise happens every two years.

It said: “Cobra Warrior is a regularly scheduled biannual exercise, flown in the skies over England, Scotland and the surrounding ocean, that provides valuable opportunities for participating units to practice and develop tactics, techniques, and procedures in complex scenarios against near peer adversaries.

“Participants will train in air interdiction, dynamic targeting, offensive counter air and defensive counter air, suppression of enemy air defence and personnel recovery.”