The Incredible Story Of The Marine Who Rode Lightning

This is an amazing , exciting, story of a pilot who ejected during a lightening storm.

Lt. Col. William Rankin ejected from his F-8 Crusader at 40,000 feet, fell through a nightmarish storm, and survived.
When Marine Lt. Col. William Henry Rankin ejected at 40,000 feet after his F-8 Crusader malfunctioned, things didn’t seem like they could get much worse. Then he fell through a raging thunderstorm.