One of the world’s largest aircraft, Airbus Beluga, was struck by lightning as it flew over North Wales on Tuesday afternoon.
The incredible moment was captured on Glenn Smethurst’s dashcam as he drove through Connah’s Quay at around 1pm.
The giant transport plane, used to carry parts of other aircraft around the world, went on to land safely in Hamburg as planned. The BelugaXL planes are named after the Beluga whales and are shaped to resemble the giant aquatic mammals ‘This is a routine event in aviation and the aircraft continued with its journey to Hamburg as planned.
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