CRJ Lightnig Strike

Ironic he decided to post the NTSB prelim report that said just that and still called it a lighting strike :insane:
 
Let's play a game. Who knows the story of this airplane (without scouring the internets)?
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On the night of 19 December 1989, as a part of Operation JUST CAUSE (19-21 December 1989), Naval Special Warfare Task Unit PAPA -- a force consisting of three SEAL Platoons from SEAL Team FOUR, special purpose U.S. Army and Air Force Operations Aircraft and US Navy Patrol Boats -- were deployed on a mission to deny the use of Panama's Punta Paitilla Airfield to General Noriega and key Panamanian Defense Force (PDF) personnel. The SEAL element was assigned to disable General Noriega's personal jet aircraft and other selected aircraft, and to hold the airfield until relieved by conventional forces at H+5 hours. This mission was deemed crucial to the success of Operation JUST CAUSE because it blocked a principal means of escape for General Noriega and his associates.
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Despite earlier intelligence reports, neither General Noriega nor any of his senior PDF associates appeared at the airfield. During the course of the engagement General Noriega's plane was completely disabled by gunfire from the SEAL elements. In the course of the night's action a total of four US Navy SEALs, including ENC McFaul, lost their lives, and nine others were severely wounded.

http://cyberseals.org/Panama%20Memorial.html
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