Fighter jets collide mid-air at US Air Force show
Four US Air Force personnel had a miracle escape after their jets collided at an air show at a base in Idaho.
In a string of social media posts, the Mountain Home Air Force Base confirmed the accident at the Gunfighter Skies air show in front of crowds overnight.
Social media vision showed the pair of fighter planes crashing together mid-air before all four people ejected and triggered their parachutes.
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Two US fighter jets collided at an air show in Idaho. Combat Learjet/Instagram
"The aircrew involved in the incident are in a stable condition," one post read.
A fire triggered by the crash was also safely contained, the base confirmed.
The base had been locked down after the incident, but has since been reopened to allow guests to leave.
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All crew aboard were able to eject safely. Combat Learjet/Instagram
The collision involved two US Navy EA18-G Growlers from the Electronic Attack Squadron 129 in Whidbey Island, Washington, said Commander Amelia Umayam, spokesperson for Naval Air Forces, US Pacific Fleet.
Shane Ogden said he was filming the two jets as they came close together.
A video he captured shows the two aircraft appear to make contact and then spin in tandem as the crew members eject and their parachutes open.
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No injuries were recorded. Combat Learjet/Instagram
The planes then fall together, exploding into a fireball upon impact as the crew members drop to the ground nearby.
"I was just filming thinking they were going to split apart and that happened and I filmed the rest," Ogden said in a text message. He said he left soon after the crash because he did not want to get in the way of emergency responders.
This year's Gunfighter Skies event was the first at the base since 2018, when a hang glider died in a crash during an air show performance.
With Associated Press.
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