This is a Boeing 747 struck by lightning just after liftoff out of Newark.
Departed to the NE and just as the aircraft went into the clouds
At 600 feet, the covers on the overhead lights came flying off and bounced
around the cockpit. When they landed in Dayton, the only
Exterior damage was the lens on the port wing, navlight was missing and
static wicks on the wing were missing. After the cleaning crew Sprayed the
cockpit, The crew changed their underwear then proceeded on to St. Louis!
This one is interesting in that someone on the ground got it on the attached cell phone video.
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Departed to the NE and just as the aircraft went into the clouds
At 600 feet, the covers on the overhead lights came flying off and bounced
around the cockpit. When they landed in Dayton, the only
Exterior damage was the lens on the port wing, navlight was missing and
static wicks on the wing were missing. After the cleaning crew Sprayed the
cockpit, The crew changed their underwear then proceeded on to St. Louis!
This one is interesting in that someone on the ground got it on the attached cell phone video.
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