Surrey Mirror published Plane hit by lightning after taking off from Gatwick Airport

A plane was forced to return to Gatwick Airport earlier today (March 22) after being struck by lightning. Virgin Atlantic's flight VS65, from Gatwick to Montego Bay in Jamaica, made a precautionary landing at the airport just after midday following the strike.A video captured by passenger Nick Kenton appears to show a stream of fuel being dumped from the plane while it was mid-air.READ MORE: Car overturns on M23 between Merstham and Gatwick AirportHe tweeted: "My Travels!? Ten mins into a...

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