Navy jets collide at Idaho air show; four safe (opens in new tab)

Two U.S. Navy EA-18G Growlers assigned to Electronic Attack Squadron 129 at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Washington, collided in midair Sunday during an aerial demonstration at the Gunfighter Skies Air Show at Mountain Home Air Force Base in western Idaho, Navy officials said. Cmdr. Amelia Umayam, a spokesperson for Naval Air Forces, U.S. Pacific Fleet, said the collision occurred about 12:10 p.m. MDT, and all four crew members ejected safely before the aircraft crashed. Base officials s...