This is a Boeing 747 struck by lightning just after liftoff out of Newark, New Jersey. We 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 we landed in Dayton, Ohio, the only exterior damage was the lens on the port wing navigation light and static wicks on the wing were missing. After the cleaning crew sprayed the cockpit, we changed our underwear and proceeded on to St. Louis!
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Boeing 747 struck by lightning
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Boeing 747 struck by lightning
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Re: Boeing 747 struck by lightning
That is one of the craziest things I've seen in a while.
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