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Watch: US navy jets collide mid-flight during air show

The Telegraph — May 18, 06:37 AM — 35sec

Two US navy fighter jets collided mid-air and crashed into a ball of fire in front of thousands of spectators at an air show.

Dramatic footage captured the moment the two EA-18G Growler jets made contact during a high-speed aerial demonstration on Sunday at the Gunfighter Skies event at Mountain Home Air Force Base in Idaho.

The high-stakes collision sent both multi-million-pound aircraft spinning in tandem towards the ground before exploding into a fireball upon impact, sparking a major brush fire.

Read more: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2026/05/18/us-fighter-jets-collide-mid-air-video/

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