East Coast Lightning Equipment

Struck by lightning but still in control; Vikki's back at work in a flash.
The Journal (Newcastle, England); 7/8/2009; 755 words; ...being struck by lightning. Vikki Cole was...ticket now." The lightning strike did not damage any equipment in the tower, however...storms along the east coast. An airport spokeswoman said: "The lightning struck the glass...

FLASH FLOODS STRIKE AGAIN; AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER IS UNSCATHED AFTER BEING HIT BY LIGHTNING BOLT.
Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England); 7/7/2009; 997 words; ...after being struck by lightning. Vikki Cole was...in the day. The lightning strike did not damage any equipment in the tower, however...storms along the east coast. An airport spokeswoman...on Tyneside. The Coast Road at Heaton...

THE RIDDLE OF AF447
Belfast Telegraph; 6/11/2009; 1151 words; ...400 miles north- east of Brazil. The airline...and communication equipment, could fall from...been crippled by a lightning strike. At the weekend...to the Brazilian coast, and further south...recovered to the north-east, along the plane...kind of catastrophic equipment failure. ...

The riddle of Flight AF447
The Independent - London; 6/10/2009; 1270 words; ...400 miles north- east of Brazil. The French...and communication equipment, could fall from...been crippled by a lightning strike. At the weekend...to the Brazilian coast, and further south...recovered to the north-east, along the plane...kind of catastrophic equipment failure. ...

Forecasts say batten down the hatches, but I'll be booking a front-row seat.(News)
Cape Times (South Africa); 5/15/2009; 949 words; ...Lake Malawi to the east. The combination...hurling bolts of lightning down at us. We...Impressionist colour. Lightning was literally striking...hit the Namibian coast two decades ago...bleak southern Namib coast. We were shooting...to manhandle our equipment onto the slippery...