Two EA – 18 fighter jets crash in mid – air near Mountain Home, Idaho; Pilots safely ejected

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Video captured by Shane Ogden shows two EA-18 fighter jets colliding in mid-air near Mountain Home Air Force Base during the Fighter Skies Airshow. All four airmen are reportedly safe. Emergency crews responded after the two planes collided during the show at a military base in western Idaho. All four of the crew members from the planes ejected safely, said Kim Sykes, marketing director with Silver Wings of Idaho, which helped to plan the air show. Sykes said the crash occurred off base and she did not see the crash but saw the smoke afterward. The Mountain Home Air Force Base said in a social media post that it was locked down following the incident during the Gunfighter Skies Air Show. Responders were on the scene and an investigation was underway. The Mountain Home Police Department is reporting that the remainder of the Gunfighter Skies Airshow has been canceled. Police are asking ev

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