What is the purpose of the gun?

Plane forced to divert after cockpit window cracks in mid-flight
Daily Mail today. Drama.
This follows an article asking why are planes falling out of the sky?

Why did NASA choose the TU144 instead of Concorde for SST research?

Windshear.Aircraft can land with up 40kt’s crosswind but windshear is created in gusty conditions so the approach is too unstable.

The live webcam and live ATC audio stream at LBA was shutdown recently.This is located on the Multiflight hangar.The reasons given security.

I was not going bother to responding but it was quite interesting to look back on.I know I have missed some out particularly for defunct airlines.
Also some flights in early piston engined aircraft.
All true stuff Steve but probably with some errors.
My favourite country? Australia.

Air 2000 – 757

Air Anglia F27

Air Europe 737

Air Europa 737/757

Air Nostrum – F50

Air UK – F27/BAE146/ F50/ F100

Air Malta – B720/ 737

Aer Lingus – Shorts330

Ansett – 737/767

ANA – 747

Air France – 737/ A320

Aviaco – DC9

Austrian Airlines – F70

Balair – DC 9

Braathens – 737

Britannia – 737/ 707/ 757

Brit Air – F100

BEA – Trident

British Airtours – Comet 4/737

British Airways – Viscount /737/ 757/ 767/ 747/Concorde (152 flights)

British Caledonian – 1-11/Tristar

British Midland – Viscount/ DC 9/ J41/ ERJ145/ 737/ A320

BUA – Carvair

BA City Flyer – Shorts 360’ ATR 72

Brussels Airlines – Avro85

Channel Airways – Viscount

Court Line – BAC 1-11

Cyprus Airways A310

Czech Airlines – ATR 72/ 737

Crossair – Saab?

Cathy Pacific – A330/A340/ 777/747 (28 flights)

Comair – 737 (South Africa)

Delta Airlines – Tristar

DAT – Brasilia

Dan Air – Comet 4/ BAC 1-11/ 737/ 727

Delta Airlines – Tristar

DAT – Brasilia

Dan Air – Comet 4/ BAC 1-11/ 737/ 727

Eurowings – ATR42

Eurolot – ATR 42/ 72 (42 flights)

Easyjet – A319

Finnair DC9

Futura – 737

Garuda – 737

Iberia – DC9/ A320/ A321/A300 (18 flights)

JAL – 747

Jet2 – 737/ 757 (40+ Flights)

Korean Air – 747

KLM – F70/ F100/ 737/ 767/ 747 (More than 700 flights)

Laker 1-11

Linjeflyg F28

Lufthansa – 737/ A320

Loganair – Shorts 330

LOT – ATR 42/72/ ERJ 145/ 170 175 – 737 500/400 (112 flights)

Maersk – 737

Malaysian Airlines – 737 /A300/ 747 (22 flights)

Malev – 737

Monarch – B720 737/ 757/A320

Northeast Airlines – Viscount

Northwest Airlines – 747

Philippine Airlines – BAC 1-11/747

Qantas – 737/747

South African Airways – 747

Singapore Airlines – 737/A310/747 (13 flights)

Sabena – BAE146/737

Spantax – Coronado/ DC 8/ 737

Spanair – MD 80/A320

SkyEurope – 737

Swissair – MD 80

SAS – DC9 – MD 80

Styrian Spirit – CRJ 200

Skyservice A320

Titan – ATR 72

Thai International – 737/ A300/ 747

Transavia – 737

TAP – A320

Tarom – 737

United Airlines 747

Virgin Express – 737

Virgin Atlantic – 747

Wizzair – A320

VLM – F50

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Steve, about 8 -10 years ago when departing from Sydney to Perth, there was a big storm at the airfield. Our Quantas Captain told us about the delay due to the storm.I cannot remember the exact figure but he told us about 7 Quantas aircraft had been struck by lightning and 6 Ansett aircraft.I assume other airlines also must have been hit.
I wonder if this was a record for one day.