The MoD has banned pilots flying £100m Lightning fighter jets in storms . Move comes over fears lightning bolt could bring the stealth aircraft down . RAF has ordered 14 of the new jets to be phased in over next five years . Fighter was created in the U.S. 20-year Joint Strike Fighter programme . Comment: But stealth F35-B was plagued by design flaws and technical setbacks . Pilots were warned it could not be flown within 28 miles of thunderstorm .
The MoD has banned pilots flying £100m Lightning fighter jets in storms . Move comes over fears lightning bolt could bring the stealth aircraft down . RAF has ordered 14 of the new jets to be phased in over next five years . Fighter was created in the U.S. 20-year Joint Strike Fighter programme . The U.S has ordered 2,500 of the new Lockheed Martin aeroplanes . But stealth F35-B was plagued by design flaws and technical setbacks . Pilots were warned it could not be flown within 28 miles of thunderstorm .