"Adrian D. Shaw" wrote in message
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Felly sgrifennodd Martin Rowley
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... I can't understand why the news reports keep talking about 'struck
by lightning'.

A number of witnesses said they saw lightning hit the plane,
apparently.


.... I'm not doubting the lightning strikes; what I wonder is why it is
assumed this was the *cause* of the problem - if it was, we'd have
aircraft falling out of the sky every day & careering off runways all
over the world.

Martin.