***BREAKING*** A jet has crashed into an apartment building during air show (Van Buren Township, Michigan)

Raws Alerts (Twitter) ^ | 08/13/2023

[Drew68]

Currently multiple authorities are responding to a significant incident involving an aircraft that collided with an apartment complex during the course of an air show recognized as "Thunder Over Michigan." This incident occurred within the bounds of Van Buren Township, Michigan. The two pilots successfully ejected from the jet and subsequently landed in a nearby lake before the jet aircraft crashed Into the apartment complex Reports indicate of significant flames engulfing the building complex, as well as affecting multiple vehicles its currently unknown no word on injuries at this time

[Drew68]

Video at the site. Looks very bad.

[Hieronymus]

A sign of the decline of American manhood.

Traditionally aviators were expected to have the cajones to ride the plane into the ground if necessary to avoid fatalities on the ground

[dragnet2]

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[EEGator]

That’s not good.

[xp38]

Prayers up for all involved

[pax_et_bonum]

Praying now.

[EEGator]

Hard to tell what it hit.

[Fledermaus]

Had one pilot do just that near Smyrna TN years ago. He dove the jet into a wooded area and died rather than hit a huge office and retail area.

[21twelve]

Luckily: “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.”

[Drew68]

Traditionally aviators were expected to have the cajones to ride the plane into the ground if necessary to avoid fatalities on the ground

These accidents happen very quickly. Guiding the aircraft to a safer crash site might have simply not been possible.

[Drew68]

Had one pilot do just that near Smyrna TN years ago. He dove the jet into a wooded area and died rather than hit a huge office and retail area.

I recall a Navy pilot in San Diego who lost control of his jet. It crashed into a home minutes after the husband had left for work, killing his wife, all his children, and his mother in law.

[NautiNurse]

MiG-23

Fighter jet crashes during Thunder over Michigan air show in Ypsilanti

[Drew68]

“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.”

Thank God. The footage on Twitter looked like a total catastrophe. I assumed there'd be many dead.

[NewHampshireDuo]

A sign of the decline of American manhoo>>d. Traditionally aviators were expected to have the cajones to ride the plane into the ground if necessary to avoid fatalities on the ground.

An uncle of mine, in the 1950s, died that way. USAF. He was piloting a plane that got into trouble. He was giving a courtesy ride to some official. The passenger ejected, my uncle rode it down to a safe spot.

[Tijeras_Slim]

Looks like they were aiming for the lake, but the plane rolled right after they ejected.

[Farmerbob]

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.

Ha! It was Russian!

[Eagles6]

Yikes! Prayers up.

[Rennes Templar]

They must have lost all control.

[stanne]

People assume it’s a U.S. military pilot/jet.

My instinct is to scan the first paragraphs for that

No indication in this story

Military pilots will are trained to steer the jet to a safe crash zone

This is not an American military

[pfflier]

That was an F-18 that lost both engines on approach to Miramar. It was controversial because one engine had failed and the pilot elected to land at Miramar, single engine. On approach the other engine failed.

Critics claim he should have diverted to North Island. Critics usually don't fly and have never flown high performance military jets.