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What terrifying thing usually happens to a commercial passenger jet when it gets struck directly by lightning mid-flight?

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What terrifying thing usually happens to a commercial passenger jet when it gets struck directly by lightning mid-flight?

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What terrifying thing usually happens to a commercial passenger jet when it gets struck directly by lightning mid-flight?
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