FT> Never saw sparks on the ground but St. Elmo's fire has sure made me edgy
FT> on many  of the 15 hour round trips from Tinian to Japan and back.
FT> Having balls of fire roll along the wing right over the top if the 100
FT> octane will get your attention. The props usually looked like they were
FT> on fire also. That is washer cutting time!
That'll do it!   Also, that's an expression I haven't heard in a long
time. :-)  
Never had the occasion to see it on props, but have been struck by 
lighning in flight a few times... not even around a CB.  The first 
time, the bang was so loud that I thought one of the starboard engines
had exploded.  My adrenaline meter slammed over to MAX and sat there.
You probably read Nat Potter's msg about the APU exhaust outlet near 
the wing root... I believe that he hit the nail on the head there.
Thanks for your reply Ford.  Njoyed it!
~Mitch 
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