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A glance at lightning strikes in civil aviation

Jun. 1, 2009
Some details about lightning strikes in civil aviation: _ On average, large jets are struck by lightning about once every three years, according to aviation incident statistics. _ Regional aircraft are hit about once a year because they cruise at much lower...
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A U.S. Air Force B-52 flies over the Vietnam Veterans Memorial during commemoration of 50th anniversary of the war on May 28, 2012 in Washington, DC. President Barack Obama is at the base of the wall left center. More than 58,000 names of the servicemen who were killed or missing in the war are engraved on The Wall. The B-52 bomber was used extensively during the Vietnam War. UPI/Pat Benic