US Navy Fighter Jets Collide During Air Show in Idaho

All four crew members ejected safely after two Navy jets collided Sunday during an air show at the Mountain Home Air Force Base in western Idaho, officials said. 

The collision and subsequent crash 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.

The aircraft were performing an aerial



demonstration when the collision occurred, Umayam said in a statement. The four crew members from both jets safely ejected and the crash was under investigation, she said. 

The crew members were in stable condition, base officials said. Nobody at the military base was hurt, said Kim Sykes, marketing director with Silver Wings of Idaho, which helped to plan the air show.

?Everyone is safe and I think that?s the most important thing,? Sykes said.