All Nippon Airways B747 Struck By Lightning

Boeing 747 Struck by lightning just after liftoff out of Newark
Departed to the NE and just as the aircraft went in the clouds at 600 feet,
the covers on the overhead lights came flying off and bounced around the cockpit.
When they landed in Dayton , the only exterior damage was the lens on the port
wing navlight was missing and static wicks on the wing were missing.
After the cleaning crew sprayed the cockpit the crew changed their skivvies, then
proceeded to St. Louis !
This one is interesting in that someone on the ground got it on the attached
cell phone video.
Lots of pilot stuff at www.PIREP.org

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• ANA
• All
• Nippon
• lightning
• B747

[gulfwar2vet]

That's not Newark. There's no trees or military base in EWR. Note the F-15 @ :15.

[711bread]

I'd be really interested to know who filmed this. Do you know?

[stefkova1234]

wow good capture i presume the electrics were ok/