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Fighter jets crash in midair during air show at Idaho Air Force base (video)

Videos posted online showed the two planes getting tangled together in midair before four parachutes opened in the sky as the planes plummeted to the ground.

Updated 1 month ago · Published on 18 May 2026 11:02AM

Fighter jets crash in midair during air show at Idaho Air Force base (video)
The air base was locked down after the crash, according to Mountain Home's Facebook page. – May 18, 2026

TWO fighter jets collided in midair during an air show at the Mountain Home Air Force Base in Idaho on Sunday.

Fortunately, the four crew members involved in the mid-air collision ejected safely, the US Navy said.

Two E/A-18G Growler jets collided in mid-air about 3km from the base during the two-day Gunfighter Skies Air Show, said Commander Amelia Umayam, a spokesperson for Naval Air Forces, US Pacific Fleet.

Videos posted online showed the two planes getting tangled together in midair before four parachutes opened in the sky as the planes plummeted to the ground.

The air base was locked down after the crash, according to Mountain Home's Facebook page. – May 18, 2026

See video here https://www.facebook.com/reel/1731218034551530

Video from https://www.cbsnews.com/

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