Background information etc. through http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/337118#ixzz2CZcqSuZs
and
http://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/travel-troubles/7965050/Scorching-bolt-from-dark-sky . 😉
By: Flygirl - 22nd November 2012 at 17:20
Cracking shot.
By: agincourt - 22nd November 2012 at 17:02
He did say nearly
By: symon - 22nd November 2012 at 05:17
The aircraft wasn’t struck. It struck the ground behind the aircraft.
By: Matt-100 - 21st November 2012 at 23:04
Makes a nice news story, the idea of a traveller taking a photo just at the moment their aircraft is struck by lightning. But this seems like too much of a co-incidence, my bet is the picture is a still from a video. :p
By: Deskpilot - 21st November 2012 at 22:32
I bet the sudden CRACK made you jump and you inadvertently pressed the button :-))
By: Arabella-Cox - 21st November 2012 at 22:18
Good catch there, it looks like it hit the elevator. Years ago I was flying a Beech 58 in IMC at night and had the most amazing St Elmo’s fire, the whole exterior of the plane lit up with a eerie green glow, including the circumference of the props. There were arcs of green electricity (like you see in a plasma ball) all across the windshield. The phenomenon lasted two or three minutes. Unfortunately I didn’t have a camera.
By: EGTC - 21st November 2012 at 19:44
Wow! What a great catch!
By: MSR777 - 21st November 2012 at 08:27
Wow! Nice shot. I was onboard an Easyjet A320 a few years ago, which had a lightning strike.
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