A Russian MiG-23UB fighter jet crashed in the US after the Thunder Over Michigan air show
Thunder Over Michigan air show was held last week in Ypsilanti, Michigan. At the end of the event there was a plane crash - a MiG-23UB fighter crashed.
Here's What We Know
Yes, you got it right, a Russian aircraft took part in Thunder Over Michigan. It was a training version of a MiG-23M fighter that belonged to former US Navy pilot Dan Filer. He flew the Grumman A-6 Intruder.
Scanner radio traffic say's both pilots ejected into the water and survived. The MiG-23 unfortunately hit an apartment building. pic.twitter.com/SeBBEnOajm
- Thenewarea51 (@thenewarea51) August 13, 2023
#BREAKING: Small jet crashes into apartment building during an airshow in Van Buren Township, Michigan. Details to follow. pic.twitter.com/3G5enZU11U
- UA News (@UrgentAlertNews) August 13, 2023
???? #BREAKING | #America | #US | #US | #USA | #Michigan
- Bot News (@BotNews18) August 13, 2023
Small jet crashes into apartment building during an airshow in Van Buren Township, Michigan pic.twitter.com/fyXs9pIBrp
The MiG-23M had the tail number N23UB. The two pilots ejected before the fighter crashed into the ground and exploded. The pilots were retrieved from the water where they landed. There is no information about injuries.
???????? | ÚLTIMA HORA: Momento en que los pilotos lograron abandonar el MIG-23UB antes de estrellarse durante una exhibición aérea en Michigan, Estados Unidos. pic.twitter.com/iW07KUgbge
- Alerta Mundial (@AlertaMundial2) August 13, 2023
Footage of pilots ejecting from a MIG-23UB during an airshow in Michigan. pic.twitter.com/k565Ug6ABa
- Global: Military-Info (@Global_Mil_Info) August 13, 2023
The pilots of the MIKOYAN GUREVICH MIG-23UB (N23UB) have both ejected this afternoon during the Thunder Over Michigan Airshow pic.twitter.com/j2sLp7DLmT
- Thenewarea51 (@thenewarea51) August 13, 2023
There are reports that the fighter jet crashed near The Waverly on the Lake apartment complex. Following the crash, Thunder Over Michigan organizers cancelled the rest of the show.
UPDATE: Video of the destroyed MiG-23 fighter jet in Belleville, Michigan, whose pilot and backseater ejected prior to the aircraft's crash at The Waverly on the Lake apartment complex this afternoon.
- AlphaFo???? (@Alphafox78) August 14, 2023
No one was injured at the apartment complex where the aircraft struck... pic.twitter.com/Qy3BzOLAG8
It was later reported that both pilots were taken to a local hospital for a precautionary check-up. The US Federal Aviation Administration is investigating the fighter jet crash.
Source: The War Zone
