A fighter jet has crashed in the course of the Thunder Over Michigan air present after it reportedly skilled malfunctions.
Horrifying video footage exhibits the second pilots ejected from the burning aircraft that nosedived exterior a Ypsilanti residence constructing, The Solar stories.
Two folks parachuted from the MiG-23 and landed in Belleville Lake in Michigan throughout Sunday’s demonstration, the Federal Aviation Administration confirmed.
Officers confirmed that the pilots have been pulled out of the water and shall be OK, Fox affiliate WJBK stories.
A Twitter consumer who is claimed to have witnessed the crash wrote that the craft appeared to backfire earlier than it went down, however the reason for the crash has but to be confirmed.
One other video circulating on social media seems to indicate the second the pilots ejected out from the aircraft after it erupted in smoke and commenced to nostril dive.
No accidents as a result of crash have been introduced.
Attendees of the occasion have been requested to calmly evacuate the airfield and make their approach again to their automobiles, a Fb submit from the occasion reads.
The FAA and the Nationwide Transportation Security Board shall be investigating the crash.
Thunder Over Michigan is an annual occasion hosted by the Yankee Air Museum which options two days of spectacular demonstrations of aerospace engineering. This was the occasion’s 25-year anniversary.
This story initially appeared on The Solar and is republished right here with permission
