Shocking Footage of Kuwaiti F/A-18 Hornet fighter jet get hit by lightning while flying through clouds

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In this article, we will share with you Shocking Footage of Kuwaiti F/A-18 Hornet fighter jet gets hit by lightning while flying through clouds

The following video is pretty impressive. It shows an F/A-18C being hit by a lightning bolt.

Along with the flash of light, you can clearly hear a loud bang inside the cockpit, taking the pilot by surprise. Shock aside, the aircraft was probably not really damaged by the bolt.

The close encounters between jets and lightning occur every now and then around the globe, usually causing little to no damage at all to the planes. Usually.

VIDEO: Lightning bolt strikes a #Kuwaiti Air Force F/A-18 Hornet! pic.twitter.com/oBldSa1Tcf — محمد بن خالد (@MbKS15) December 28, 2018

In the 1980s, some F-16 Fighting Falcon jets were lost after being hit by a lightining strike.

In one case, the lightning ignited the vapors in the empty centerline tank, which exploded causing extended damage to the aircraft’s hydraulic system.