US Navy aircraft collide during airshow (VIDEO)
All four crew members ejected safely, a Naval Air Forces official said
Two US Navy electronic warfare aircraft collided mid-air during a demonstration flight in Idaho before crashing to the ground. All four crew members ejected safely.
The incident took place during the Gunfighter Skies Air Show at Mountain Home Air Force Base. Video from the scene shows two EA-18G Growler jets flying in close formation at low altitude. At one point, the aircraft collide and appear to become entangled before both stall and spiral toward the ground. The pilots eject just seconds after the collision, with four brightly colored parachutes visible in the sky.
“All four members of the aircrew successfully ejected and are being evaluated by medical personnel,” Naval Air Forces spokeswoman Commander Amelia Umayam said.
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So the bottom line is two US Navy electronic warfare aircraft collided mid-air during a demonstration flight in Idaho before crashing to the ground. Wonder how this will land.
The detail about two US Navy electronic warfare aircraft collided mid-air during a demonstration flight in Idaho before crashing to the ground is something people should sit with.
So the bottom line is the incident took place during the Gunfighter Skies Air Show at Mountain Home Air Force Base. Wonder how this will land.
On one hand the incident took place during the Gunfighter Skies Air Show at Mountain Home Air Force Base. But at the same time “All four members of the aircrew successfully ejected and are being evaluated by medical personnel,” Naval Air Forces spokeswoman Commander Amelia Umayam said.
Still waiting to hear what Mountain Home actually plans to do about it.
Basically two US Navy electronic warfare aircraft collided mid-air during a demonstration flight in Idaho before crashing to the ground. What matters is whether anything changes because of it.
The bigger issue here is the incident took place during the Gunfighter Skies Air Show at Mountain Home Air Force Base. That changes the calculation.
When you look at two US Navy electronic warfare aircraft collided mid-air during a demonstration flight in Idaho before crashing to the ground, the implications are hard to ignore.
The fact that “All four members of the aircrew successfully ejected and are being evaluated by medical personnel,” Naval Air Forces spokeswoman Commander Amelia Umayam said really puts things into perspective.
If “All four members of the aircrew successfully ejected and are being evaluated by medical personnel,” Naval Air Forces spokeswoman Commander Amelia Umayam said, then the bigger picture starts to look very different.
Mountain Home has been vocal about this, good to see them staying on it.
“All four members of the aircrew successfully ejected and are being evaluated by medical personnel,” Naval Air Forces spokeswoman Commander Amelia Umayam said. Meanwhile two US Navy electronic warfare aircraft collided mid-air during a demonstration flight in Idaho before crashing to the ground.
The detail about “All four members of the aircrew successfully ejected and are being evaluated by medical personnel,” Naval Air Forces spokeswoman Commander Amelia Umayam said is something people should sit with.
Mountain Home has been pushing this agenda for a while now.
The bigger issue here is two US Navy electronic warfare aircraft collided mid-air during a demonstration flight in Idaho before crashing to the ground. That changes the calculation.