The Incredible Story Of The Marine Who Rode Lightning James Clark June 17, 2016 at 03:54 PM History Task & Purpose photo illustration by Matt Battaglia 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. Read More Show Less aviator F-8 Crusader Korean War lightning Marine Corps parachute thunder thunderstorm William Rankin World War II
