Wild video footage of pilots ejecting from a Soviet-built fighter jet during an airshow in Michigan was all the rage on social media over the weekend.
Two parachutes are seen emerging from the MiG-23 fighter jet before it crashed in Belleville, Michigan during Sunday’s Thunder Over Michigan show.
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
The fighter plane crashed into a parking lot near an apartment complex around 4:30 p.m., according to FOX 2 Detroit. Fortunately, there were no casualties at the crash site and the pilots were fished out of a lake in good condition, as well.
A fighter jet crashed into a parking lot during an airshow in Michigan, with crew members ejecting before the aircraft went down. No serious injuries have been reported. https://t.co/Z9YmLN3ncX pic.twitter.com/zLmdazMBf9
— ABC News (@ABC) August 13, 2023
Unfortunately, for air show attendees, the remainder of the 25th annual Thunder Over Michigan Air Show was stopped following the crash.
Event organizers posted the following message on social media: “Ladies and Gentlemen, we have a situation that requires us to stop the show. Please make your way into your vehicles and calmly make your way out of the airfield.”
Here’s additional footage of the ejections shared online:
@RyanEFox2 #Thunderovermichigan Crash… Pilots ejecting so scary pic.twitter.com/P5mNsZenzY
— Marsha Bogardus (@3Scorpios) August 13, 2023
Just how crazy-close the jet was to a residential area can be seen in the tweets below:
— Marsha Bogardus (@3Scorpios) August 13, 2023
So close to the complex pic.twitter.com/ZUdqjHyuhF
— KenNieKOpE (@Kendallkopal) August 13, 2023
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