Overview
- Two EA-18G Growlers from a U.S. Navy demo team struck each other during a display at the Gunfighter Skies Air Show at Mountain Home Air Force Base in Idaho.
- Both jets lost control after the impact and crashed on base property, and show organizers halted the event as crews secured the area.
- All four aircrew used ejection seats and landed by parachute without reported injuries, and authorities reported no harm to spectators.
- Video recorded by attendee Steven S. Ogden and shared on X shows the collision and ejections during a rejoin maneuver, with one jet moving into the leader’s blind spot.
- The EA-18G Growler is an electronic-warfare version of the F/A-18 Super Hornet built by Boeing, a role that relies on heavy onboard jamming gear and two-person crews.