Jet Crashes Into Apartment Parking Lot During ‘Thunder Over Michigan’ Airshow

A fighter jet performing at the Thunder Over Michigan air show near Willow Run Airport in Ypsilanti, Michigan, crashed on Sunday seconds after two pilots ejected from the aircraft.

A spokesperson for the event told Local 4 the MiG-23 aircraft crashed into the parking lot at the Waverly on the Lake Apartments in Belleville.

According to the outlet, pilots in the jet safely ejected were found and transported to a local hospital, and are expected to be okay.

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The aircraft struck unoccupied vehicles in the apartment complex’s parking lot. No one at the apartment complex nor the air show was injured. The FAA is investigating the crash, according to Local 4.

BREAKING: A MiG-23 fighter jet crashed @ 4:15 today at the Willow Run Airport of Thunder Over Michigan. The two pilots reportedly ejected during the final performance of tricks. pic.twitter.com/ohCxWZdHVh

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