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SAO PAULO, Brazil - While waiting for his flight, a British Airways passenger captured the moment lightning struck the plane he would ride home in on Friday. The incident occurred at Sao Paulo ...
In a video posted to X by Bernhard Warr, a British Airways plane is seen parked at a gate at the São Paulo/Guarulhos International Airport in Brazil in the rain, when suddenly lightning strikes ...
The aircraft was attached to a jet bridge at the time, and the footage captures multiple lightning strikes. One passenger, waiting to board, tweeted British Airways: “I'm at GRU ready to head ...
22 June 2000 - Wuhan Airlines Flight 343 was a Xian Y-7 carrying 42 people when it was struck by lightning and crashed into a village, killing 49 people including 7 on the ground. Lightning strike was the cause of the accident. 7 May 2002 - China Northern Airlines Flight 6136 took off when one of its passengers, Zhen Piling, set fire on board.
Loganair Flight 6780 was a scheduled domestic flight from Aberdeen Airport to Sumburgh Airport in the Shetland Islands, Scotland.On 15 December 2014, the Saab 2000 operating the flight was struck by lightning during the approach, and then plunged faster than the aircraft's maximum operating speed.
The lightning strike was an isolated one in the storm, and may have been induced by the helicopter flying through the cloud. The accident investigation also revealed potential troubles with the carbon fibre composite material with brass strip design of the rotors which made the rotorblades prone to explosion and damage from lightning strikes.
A London-bound British Airways flight was forced to divert back to Dubai after toxic ... A viral video showed the dramatic moment when multiple lightning strikes hit the Airbus A350 bound for ...
March 17: A British Airways 707-436 (G-APFK) crashed at Prestwick, Scotland, United Kingdom. [1] It was destroyed by fire following a simulated engine failure on take off. All 4 survived. May 14: A Dan-Air 707-321C (G-BEBP) crashed on approach to land at Lusaka International Airport, Zambia. The right horizontal stabilizer and elevator ...