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Jet Crashes Towards Apartment Building During Michigan Air Show

EJECTED

Its two pilots ejected and landed in a nearby lake, where they were found safe in the water.

The Thunderbirds Delta Formation pilots flyover a crowd of 45,000 spectators during the Thunder Over Michigan Air Show, in Ypsilanti, Mich. Aug. 9, 2014
U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez

Sunday’s Thunder Over Michigan Air Show had to wrap up early when disaster suddenly struck. Just after 4 p.m., one of the fighter jets involved in the show started barreling towards the ground as terrified onlookers watched from below.

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