Honor flight lands safely, apparently struck by lightning
Sun Country Airlines says lightning apparently struck its charter aircraft that was carrying Greater Peoria Honor Flight veterans from Illinois to Washington, D.C. The airline said flight 8657 "landed safely and without incident" at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Tuesday morning. Sun Country said in a statement that "after landing, maintenance observed evidence of a lightning strike." Technicians are inspecting the aircraft and a separate plane was to be sent to Washington to bring the Honor Flight participants back to Peoria on Tuesday evening. <br/>
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Honor flight lands safely, apparently struck by lightning
Sun Country Airlines says lightning apparently struck its charter aircraft that was carrying Greater Peoria Honor Flight veterans from Illinois to Washington, D.C. The airline said flight 8657 "landed safely and without incident" at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Tuesday morning. Sun Country said in a statement that "after landing, maintenance observed evidence of a lightning strike." Technicians are inspecting the aircraft and a separate plane was to be sent to Washington to bring the Honor Flight participants back to Peoria on Tuesday evening. <br/>
