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Mountain Home Air Force Base investigating aircraft collision in Idaho

By Thomson Reuters May 17, 2026 | 2:49 PM

By Matt Tracy

WASHINGTON, May 17 (Reuters) – An air show incident on Sunday at ​Mountain Home Air Force ‌Base in Idaho is being investigated, a spokesperson said.

Two EA-18G Growler jets crashed two miles from ‌Mountain ​Home Air Force ⁠Base during the ⁠Gunfighter Skies Air Show, according to a post on X by Airshow News. Four parachutes ​were seen deployed at the time of the crash, ⁠Airshow News ⁠said.

“Emergency responders are on ​the scene and investigation is underway ​and more details will be ‌released as they become available,” a Mountain Home spokesperson told Reuters.

The Mountain Home ⁠Police Department issued a notice that the air show was canceled and ⁠cautioning ‌not to travel to ⁠the area.

The air ​show’s ‌official site lists the ​E/A-18G “Vikings” Growler ⁠Demo Team as one of the scheduled performers.

(Matt Tracy in Washington, D.C.; Editing by Chris Reese, Sergio Non and ​Mark Porter)