A rare and dangerous incident was captured on video by a trainee pilot in Canada, who filmed the moment when lightning struck an aircraft in the air.
Ethan West was near Vancouver International Airport on Sunday, watching a Boeing 777-300ER during takeoff.
Lightning struck an Air Canada plane after it departed from Vancouver to London with 550 passengers on board during last weekend.pic.twitter.com/lOVh27yaCb
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Suddenly, lightning struck the airplane in the air.
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Air Canada, the airline to which the plane belongs, confirmed the lightning strike. As stated, the aircraft was checked upon arrival in London and continued its flights as normal.
Airplanes are designed to withstand lightning strikes and protect everyone on board.
The National Weather Service of the United States reports that incidents like this happen once or twice a year, but it’s much rarer for them to be captured on video.
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