Two pilots flying what was reportedly to be a Soviet-era MiG-23 were not hurt and no one else was killed after they were forced for some reason to eject from the plane and it crashed near a residential area in Michigan during a weekend air show.
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It was definitely a frightening incident:
A plane has crashed during air show in Michigan
Pilots seen ejecting out of the plane
? Sherlyn Johnson on Facebook#breakingnews #airshow #plane #breaking #news pic.twitter.com/MwKtiG2CR3
— Crime With Bobby (@crimewithbobby) August 13, 2023
Video of the pilots ejecting from the jet in the Thunder Over Michigan air show. Credit Macomb County Scanner! pic.twitter.com/K4aBsf0auA
— MAGA Barbie ??????? (@awakenedbarbie) August 13, 2023
Video of plane crashing at the Thunder Over Michigan Air Show and pilots parachuting. Hoping everyone is ok. #thunderovermichigan pic.twitter.com/RtAAjw7OVV
— Dan Phillips (@danphillips46) August 13, 2023
Photos of the fighter jet crash at Thunder Over Michigan courtesy of Michigan Storm Chasers pic.twitter.com/o2dtdw4CsL
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According to CBS News:
A plane crashed at the Thunder Over Michigan air show Sunday, officials said. The event was part of the air show’s 25th anniversary.
Two occupants parachuted from the MiG-23 fighter jet south of Willow Run Airport and landed in Belleville Lake, the Federal Aviation Administration said. The plane’s occupants were being treated at a local hospital for minor injuries, Van Buren Township supervisor Kevin McNamara said.
The aircraft crashed into the parking lot of an apartment building in Belleville, striking unoccupied vehicles, the Wayne County Airport Authority said.
Authorities said that no one on the ground was hurt, and the pilots were okay as well, which is nothing short of a miracle.
Statement from the Wayne County Airport Authority on today’s fighter jet crash in Belleville, Michigan pic.twitter.com/lYnNBv4sHj
— Brendan Gutenschwager (@BGOnTheScene) August 14, 2023