A Russian MiG-23 fighter jet.Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images A Soviet-era fighter jet was performing aerial maneuvers at a Michigan air show when it crashed. "Oh my god!" a spectator could be heard yelling in a video recording of the incident. The pilots managed to eject themselves before the plane went down. Two pilots had a close shave while flying a fighter jet at a Michigan air show on Sunday.The MiG-23, a Soviet-era fighter jet, was performing aerial maneuvers at the Thunder Over Michigan Air Show on Sunday afternoon before it crashed, per the Detroit Free Press.