{"id":3288,"date":"2023-08-14T17:42:09","date_gmt":"2023-08-14T17:42:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thisbiginfluence.com\/?p=3288"},"modified":"2023-08-14T17:42:10","modified_gmt":"2023-08-14T17:42:10","slug":"michigan-air-show-mig-23-jet-crashes-moments-after-two-occupants-eject","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thisbiginfluence.com\/?p=3288","title":{"rendered":"Michigan air show: MiG-23 jet crashes moments after two occupants eject"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"e1j2237y5 bbc-q4ibpr ebmt73l0\">\n<div class=\"bbc-1atl7vu euvj3t14\">\n<ul role=\"list\" class=\"bbc-ccegd7 euvj3t12\">\n<li role=\"listitem\" class=\"bbc-1a3w4ok euvj3t11\">By Brandon Drenon<\/li>\n<li role=\"listitem\" class=\"bbc-1p92jtu euvj3t10\">BBC Information, Washington<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><time datetime=\"2023-08-14\" class=\"bbc-1dafq0j e1mklfmt0\">half-hour in the past<\/time><\/p>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"e1wxwc760 bbc-1bh6w8m ebmt73l0\">\n<figure class=\"bbc-1qdcvv9 e1aczekt0\">\n<div class=\"bbc-rl27ak e1p9mbna1\"><amp-iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin\" layout=\"fill\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/polling.bbc.co.uk\/ws\/av-embeds\/cps\/news\/world-us-canada-66469620\/p0g6pb8y\/en-GB\/amp\" title=\"Media player\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-e2e=\"media-player\"><noscript><\/p>\n<div class=\"bbc-1b4920d e1cpbhy72\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/512xn\/p0g6pgtv.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/240xn\/p0g6pgtv.jpg 240w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/320xn\/p0g6pgtv.jpg 320w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/480xn\/p0g6pgtv.jpg 480w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/624xn\/p0g6pgtv.jpg 624w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/800xn\/p0g6pgtv.jpg 800w\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<p><strong class=\"bbc-1k5stce e1cpbhy70\">To play this content material, please allow JavaScript, or attempt a special browser<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/noscript><\/amp-iframe><\/div><figcaption dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-1woqkw9 e6i104o0\"><span class=\"bbc-m04vo2\">Video caption, <\/span><\/p>\n<p>Watch: Soviet-era jet crashes throughout air present in Michigan<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\"><b>Two folks aboard a Soviet-era warplane ejected to security simply earlier than it crashed and &#8220;burst right into a raging fireball&#8221; throughout a Michigan air present, officers stated.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">The pilot and passenger sitting tandem within the MiG-23 jet have been working the airplane as a part of the Thunder Over Michigan air present on Sunday. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">Parachutes carried them safely to the bottom, the place they have been then despatched to the hospital out of precaution.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">There have been no reported accidents. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">The crash occurred shortly after 16:00 ET (21:00 BST) on Sunday in Belleville, Michigan, in the course of the Yankee Air Museum&#8217;s Thunder over Michigan air present, based on a Wayne County Airport Authority assertion. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">The jet crashed into unoccupied automobiles in a parking zone on the Waverly on the Lake Residences, narrowly lacking one residence constructing, the airport authority stated. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">The airplane then &#8220;burst right into a raging fireball&#8221;, as native media described it, shortly earlier than emergency crews arrived to extinguish the flames. Thick clouds of black smoke bellowing into the sky could possibly be seen from the bottom.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">Video footage of the incident reveals two quick bursts of flames coming from the plane because the pilot and passenger are every ejected.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">The reason for the crash stays unclear. The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating the incident. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">The outdated Russian conflict craft was piloted by Dan Filer, who&#8217;s a retired Navy pilot from Texas, based on the <a href=\"https:\/\/yankeeairmuseum.org\/airshow\/aircraft-list\/\" class=\"focusIndicatorReducedWidth bbc-n8oauk e1p3sufg0\" aria-label=\"air show's website. , external\">air show&#8217;s website. <\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">&#8220;It is the one privately owned flying MiG-23 on the earth,&#8221; Mr Filer, who collects Soviet-made fighter jets, advised a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ktbs.com\/community\/hometown-patriot\/retired-navy-combat-pilot-dan-filer-collects-former-soviet-made-military-jets\/article_299d623c-151e-11ed-bae0-733c00889f1a.html\" class=\"focusIndicatorReducedWidth bbc-n8oauk e1p3sufg0\" aria-label=\"local news outlet, external\">local news outlet<\/a> in Louisiana final yr. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 was one of the vital utilised Soviet conflict planes in the course of the Chilly Conflict, recognized for its superior radar and hearth management system. It might hearth missiles at targets past visible vary, based on the Nationwide Museum of america Air Power. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-us-canada-66469620.amp\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Brandon Drenon BBC Information, Washington half-hour in the past To play this content material, please allow JavaScript, or attempt a special browser Video caption, Watch: Soviet-era jet crashes throughout air present in Michigan Two folks aboard a Soviet-era warplane ejected to security simply earlier than it crashed and &#8220;burst right into a raging fireball&#8221; [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3290,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[1939,501,3939,2319,2275,3936,3937,3938,455],"class_list":["post-3288","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-world","tag-air","tag-crashes","tag-eject","tag-jet","tag-michigan","tag-mig23","tag-moments","tag-occupants","tag-show"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thisbiginfluence.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3288","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thisbiginfluence.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thisbiginfluence.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thisbiginfluence.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thisbiginfluence.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3288"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thisbiginfluence.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3288\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thisbiginfluence.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3290"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thisbiginfluence.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3288"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thisbiginfluence.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3288"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thisbiginfluence.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3288"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}