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Lightning and Planes : Captain Meryl Getline
From a column in USATODAY.com
Captain Meryl Getline answers some faq about lightning striking planes.
Question: Do planes ever get stuck by lightning? If so, how often and what happens to the plane and people on board?
—Erik Herberholz, Westland, Mich.
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