Icelandair Jet Flies 3,740 Miles With Hole In Nose Cone After Lightning Strike

April 8, 2015

There were some scary moments Tuesday on a Denver-bound Icelandair flight.

"There was a loud bang and a pop — really loud — and a bright light," said passenger Nathen Maxwell, who was returning to Denver after a month-long European tour with his band, The Bunny Gang. "It was pretty scary."

Icelandair Flight 671 was struck by lightning soon after take-off from Reykjavik Tuesday afternoon.

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