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| Date: | Friday 18 August 2023 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-66N |
| Owner/operator: | USAF |
| Registration: | N273RH |
| MSN: | 29890 / 1276 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-7B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | near Las Vegas, NV -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Tonopah-Test Range Airport, NV (XSD/KTNX) |
| Las Vegas-Harry Reid International Airport, NV (LAS/KLAS) |
A U.S. Air Force (Janet) Boeing 737-66N was struck by lightning while en route to Las Vegas-McCarran International Airport, NV. The aircraft landed safely at KLAS around 9:40 PM ET with no further issue.
Sources:
https://twitter.com/KE6ZGP/status/1692711307706093671?t=72iEDyoGiq4MtNs_D6cuqA&s=19
https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=a2b320&lat=37.773&lon=-116.777&zoom=13.1&showTrace=2023-08-18&leg=10&trackLabels
Media:
It’s already happening ?? This was last night, JANET 26 took a lightning strike pic.twitter.com/YyGuywlgfv
— Thenewarea51 (@thenewarea51) August 20, 2023
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Aug-2023 06:48 | nhofmann54 | Added |
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