Nightly News   |  May 12, 2011

Lightning striking plane caught on camera

A lightning bolt struck a plane as it was landing in London, splintering out around the aircraft and into the sky. NBC's Brian Williams reports.

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>>> take a look at this, emirates airlines airbus 380 on approach to london heathrow hit by lightning. a londoner shot these pictures, he saw clouds gathering. the jet is that new jumbo double decker , 500 people on board all fine. jets are build to get hit by lightning. their metal skin makes them flying conductors. several are hit each year without being damaged.