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MiG-23 Crashes At Michigan Air Show
MiG-23 Crashes At Michigan Air Show-July 2024
2024-02-19 EST 22:13:48

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Two people flying in a were right before it crash at the end of an over the weekend, according to the . The pilot and their passenger were hospitalized, but appear to have escaped serious injury. sent a thick cloud of black smoke and a fireball billowing into the air, but no one on the ground was injured.

reports that revealed the two in the plane were able to make it to the ground safely by landing in nearby Belleville Lake. was flying in the Thunder Over Michigan air show hosted by the Air Museum in a western Detroit suburb.

Freep says that the two-day air show – which was celebrating its 25th anniversary – was near the end of its second day when took place a bit after 4 p.m. As you may have imagined, the rest of the day’s festivities were canceled. The plane reportedly crashed into an apartment complex’s parking lot, but it only struck unoccupied vehicles. However, it looks like disaster was only narrowly averted. The outlet found that shows a charred tail section of just a few feet from an apartment building.

The pilot, who the outlet says is Dan Filer, according to the program, and his backseater can be seen ejecting as their parachutes open and carry them back to the ground.

According to Freep, – a plane that can break the sound barrier – has a cockpit that was considered an improvement over previous Soviet fighters because of its more ergonomic layout. However, pilot visibility is reportedly poor and the ejection seat is wrapped around the pilot’s head.

Now, the FAA and the are investigating.

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