At a contest some 25 years ago a thunderstorm blew in which caused us suspend flying. After the storm passed and the skies cleared we decided to resume the contest. As one hi start was being stretched for a launch and a second had a bird on the way up there was a lightning strike in the woods about a 1000 feet away destroying a dead tree. The guy pulling the hi start back let go of it with a yell. He later said it was a shocking experience. The plane on the way up rolled over and crashed. When we examined the plane we found that the radio was dead. Opening the receiver case revealed a lot of fried components. Needless to say, the contest was called off. Fred
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