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General Category => Military/Defense News => Topic started by: rangerrebew on February 18, 2018, 01:09:02 pm
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Lightning Strike Tore A Person-Sized Gash In B-52 Bomber Tail
Feb 12 2018 - 11 Comments
“Close encounters†between civil and military aircraft and lightnings occur every now and then around the globe.
In the 1980s, some F-16 Fighting Falcon jets were lost after being struck by lightinings. In one case, the lightning ignited the vapors in the empty centerline tank, which exploded causing extended damage to the aircraft’s hydraulic system.
Read more at https://theaviationist.com/2018/02/12/lightning-strike-tore-a-person-sized-gash-in-b-52-bomber-tail/#vyBhAEEbwwjl6Hd7.99