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Watch: Two U.S. Navy Jets Collide During Idaho Air Show
Paul Bois
Spectators at an air show in Boise, Idaho, were left in shock on Sunday when two U.S. Navy jets collided midair during their performance.
The incident occurred at Mountain Home Air Force Base during the Gunfighter Skies Air Show when two Navy EA-18 Growler jets collided midair, totaling both aircraft before the pilots safely ejected. Footage was later shared on social media.
The incident occurred at Mountain Home Air Force Base during the Gunfighter Skies Air Show when two Navy EA-18 Growler jets collided midair, totaling both aircraft before the pilots safely ejected. Footage was later shared on social media.
A Navy spokesperson said that all four pilots and crew safely ejected and were in stable condition after medical examinations.
“All four of the air crew successfully ejected,” Cmdr. Amelia Umayam, a spokesperson for the Naval Air Force U.S. Pacific Fleet, said in a statement.
According to ABC News, the two jets were “assigned to the Electronic Attack Squadron at Whidbey Island, Washington, Umayam said, adding that the cause of the crash is under investigation.”
“The air show was cancelled immediately after the crash, according to a post from the Mountain Home Police Department, which further advised spectators not to travel to the Air Force base,” added the outlet.
Pretty sure this was not the briefed maneuver the crews had in mind, but the spectators got to see how well ejection seats worked for reals.
Kidding aside, glad all returned to earth mostly OK.
Category: Big Navy
The Growlers were from Whidbey Island NAS in Washington state. Glad they are ok.
Three words an aviator never wants to hear…
EJECT! EJECT! EJECT!
I don’t want to ‘throw shade’ but VAQ squadrons are not manned by demonstration pilots like The Blue Angels. We’re lucky there are only 2 totaled aircraft and 4 ruined pairs of drawers…
That video will tighten up your exhaust port. Miracle they all survived with minor injuries.
Elementary physics. Two objects cannot occupy the same space at the same time. Bad things happen. Glad the pilots are ok, and the airshow crowd got a bonus demonstration.