Crews Eject After Jets Collide During Airshow

Accident at Air Force Base in western Idaho was captured on video.

Meg Godlewski

Monday, May 18, 2026 at 08:45 AM ET

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Zach Vasile

The EA-18G Growler is a variant in the F/A-18 family of aircraft that combines the F/A-18F Super Hornet platform with a sophisticated electronic warfare suite. [Credit: U.S. Navy]

Key Takeaways:

Two U.S. Navy EA-18G Growler jets collided mid-air during the Gunfighter Skies Air Show in Idaho.
All four crewmembers successfully ejected from their aircraft; one sustained a non-life-threatening injury, while the others were uninjured.
The interlocked aircraft crashed on a highway, with no injuries reported among spectators, leading to the cancellation of the rest of the airshow and an ongoing investigation.

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All four crewmembers of two U.S. Navy jets were able to safely eject after their aircraft collided Sunday during an airshow performance in western Idaho. The collision, ejection, and subsequent crash of the interlocked aircraft were caught on video.

The midair happened at about 12:10 p.m. MDT while the aircraft were performing an aerial demonstration during the Gunfighter Skies Air Show hosted by Mountain Home Air Force Base (KMUO), southeast of Boise.