Military Aircraft Blows Tree Down On New York Spectators, 10 Injured
Fleet Week in New York is not all hunky sailors. As part of a series of military aircraft demonstrations, a Navy Osprey plane landed in a Staten Island park, sending debris falling onto spectators. Video inside.
If you look at the lower portion of the video in the first couple seconds of the video, you'll see a good half of that enormous tree collapse on top of some people. According to the Staten Island Advance, as many 10 spectators were injured in the incident this morning. Damn, to think this is a good day in Kabul. (via Gothamist)
Here's a shot from the ground: