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In-flight lightning strike grounds 2 F-35B Lightning II jets
Philip Athey
 

On July 13, two F-35B lightning II jets based out of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, were severely damaged after being struck by lightning in flight.

Both planes were able to land safely and no Marines were injured in the incident, according to the Marine Corps.

But the lightning-on-lightning violence caused enough damage to both aircraft to classify each incident as a Class A mishap. Class A mishaps are defined as incidents that result in either death or permanent disability, or more than $2.5 million in damages.

https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/your-marine-corps/2021/07/23/lightning-strike-grounds-2-f-35b-lightning-ii-jets/