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WATCH US-Made F-18 Fighter Jet Get Hit by Lightning Bolt

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In spring, the US Defence Department approved the sale of McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornets, fighter and attack aircraft, to the government of Kuwait by 2022. 30.12.2018, Sputnik International

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WATCH US-Made F-18 Fighter Jet Get Hit by Lightning Bolt

11:15 GMT 30.12.2018 (Updated: 12:28 GMT 06.08.2022)

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In spring, the US Defence Department approved the sale of McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornets, fighter and attack aircraft, to the government of Kuwait by 2022.

A cockpit camera in a Kuwait Air Force F/A-18C caught the moment when a lightning bolt struck the jet’s canopy. A bright flash of light and a loud bang inside the cockpit visibly took the pilot by surprise, as he is seen ducking his head and touching the helmet.

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

In 1988, the Kuwait Air Force ordered 32 US-made F/A-18C and eight F/A-18D Hornets, with deliveries starting in 1991 and completing in 1993.