Four Crew Members Ejected Safely After Two Navy Jets Crash During Air Show in Idaho

Four Crew Members Ejected Safely After Two Navy Jets Crash During Air Show in Idaho
A plume of smoke rises above the plain near Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, where two Navy jets collided at an air show on May 17, 2026, in a still from video. Lisa Van Horne via AP
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BOISE, Idaho—All four crew members ejected safely after two Navy jets collided and crashed on Sunday during an air show at the Mountain Home Air Force Base in western Idaho, officials said.

The collision involved two U.S. Navy EA18-G Growlers from the Electronic Attack Squadron 129 in Whidbey Island, Washington, said Cmdr. Amelia Umayam, spokesperson for Naval Air Forces, U.S. Pacific Fleet.