https://taskandpurpose.com/news/navy-growlers-crash-airshow/

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snip-An Idaho Air Force Base was locked down and its weekend airshow was abruptly cancelled Sunday after an “incident” that local media and eyewitnesses reported to be a mid-air collision between the two Navy E/A-18G fighters that make up the service’s Growler demonstration team.

A photo posted by KBTV and a video posted to the popular Amn/nco/snco Facebook page appeared to show the two figthers locked in the air and tumbling towards the ground as all four crew members of the two-seat jets ejected. An official post by base officials confirmed an “incident” had ended the airshow.

The incident happened two miles northwest of Mountain Home Air Force Base in Idaho during the Gunfighter Skies Air Show, a base spokesperson told Task & Purpose."

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Maru Kitteh

(32,005 posts)

2. holy SHIT.

Reply to irisblue (Original post)

Sun May 17, 2026, 04:40 PM

21 hrs ago

Irish_Dem

(82,293 posts)

3. $125 million per aircraft.

Reply to irisblue (Original post)

Sun May 17, 2026, 04:58 PM

20 hrs ago

Cha Ching.

Glad the pilots got out OK.

True Dough

(27,298 posts)

4. I've never seen anything like it!

Reply to irisblue (Original post)

Sun May 17, 2026, 06:30 PM

19 hrs ago

Other collisions I've seen on video resulted in both aircraft going down immediately. These two were almost interlocked for a few seconds before hitting the ground.

Was relieved to see the pilots' chutes open.

Maru Kitteh

(32,005 posts)

5. Like two rams, tumbling down a cliff after locking horns.

Reply to True Dough (Reply #4)

Sun May 17, 2026, 07:28 PM

18 hrs ago

That was remarkable.

jmowreader

(53,393 posts)

6. Why do they need a Growler demonstration team?

Reply to irisblue (Original post)

Sun May 17, 2026, 11:19 PM

14 hrs ago

From 20 feet away those look no different from regular Hornets, and they’re far more expensive and rare.

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