YIKES! Plane makes emergency water landing near the beach during air show in Florida [video]

An air show in Cocoa Beach, Florida featured some really cool things, such as a demonstration from the Thunderbirds:

The opening of the performance by the U.S. Air Force’s Thunderbirds today at the 2021 Cocoa Beach Air Show. #cocoabeachairshow #CocoaBeach #BrevardCounty #Florida pic.twitter.com/ZTXTUKBpOn

— David Jackson (@cocoaflorida) April 18, 2021

But there was also a problem when one World War II-era plane took to the air and had to land near the beach:

This happened today at the cocoa beach air show (not my video – not sure who took it) pic.twitter.com/FfwVo3C8D3

— Stephanie Co (@StephanieCo14) April 17, 2021

Yikes!

PLANE DOWN: A plane went down at the Cocoa Beach Air Show after the pilot had to make an emergency landing. Beachgoers saw the plane fly just above the water before it splashed down.

VIDEO COURTESY: Nickolas Hawley
FULL STORY: https://t.co/IZI4vRDl3T pic.twitter.com/ENswIxqHuf

— FOX 35 Orlando (@fox35orlando) April 17, 2021

Florida: New video landing of the WWII plane in the water during the Cocoa Beach Air Show on Saturday. pic.twitter.com/PH8oDb0C9o

— @police_frequency (@FrequencyPolice) April 17, 2021

Here’s some more video:

New video shows the moment a plane performing in the Cocoa Beach Air Show crash landed in the ocean: https://t.co/IBDGseZfOL pic.twitter.com/8glm7yJyks

— WESH 2 News (@WESH) April 17, 2021

No serious injuries after a pilot lands their plane in the water following a “mechanical issue” during a Cocoa Beach Air Show. https://t.co/gRhzZfwYEz

— Olivia Iverson (@OliviaIversonTV) April 17, 2021

YIKES! Plane makes emergency water landing near the beach during air show in Florida [video]

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