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Passenger Mark
11-19-2004, 03:44 PM
To carry on with this "Storms and Airliners Q&A" Here is an excellent article in USA Today...

www.usatoday.com/weather/resources/askjack/2003-05-06-lightning-airplanes_x.htm (http://www.usatoday.com/weather/resources/askjack/2003-05-06-lightning-airplanes_x.htm)

Note:

lightning has not caused an airliner crash in the USA or of a U.S. airline plane anywhere in more than 40 years.

Passenger Mark
11-24-2004, 12:52 AM
Bump for a recent question