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Lightning strikes near MC-130E Combat Talon. Are lightnings a risk to airplanes?

January 30, 2014 David Cenciotti

When “lightning within five” is announced on an U.S. airbase, personnel are instructed to seek immediate shelter. Lightnings don’t down planes, at least not directly… Taken in 2006 at Duke Field, the above image shows […]

A lightning strike causes the loss of an Italian F-16. Are lightnings a risk for aviation safety?

February 15, 2008 David Cenciotti

On Feb. 11, an F-16 of the 37° Stormo of the Italian Air Force, crashed into the sea between Levanzo and Marettimo, not far from Trapani Birgi airbase. The aircraft had been involved in a […]