Lightning Strikes F-18 Cockpit!

07 Jan 2019 | Posted by Flanker41

Watch the incredible moment lightening strikes the cockpit of a F-18 fighter jet.

The pilot, who is known as Viper and from Kuwait, is startled when the lightening hits his aircraft and raises his arm towards his face.

The aircraft sustained damage, but do not know the extent. Viper is okay, but claims he’s been really tired since the incident.

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