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How airplanes counteract St. Elmo's fire during thunderstorms | MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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St. Elmo's Fire As Seen from NOAA WP-3D N42RF on 15 Feb 2020 | Office of Marine and Aviation Operations
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Watch St. Elmo's Fire appear on an E-4B doomsday plane's nose during aerial refueling - The Aviationist
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