Two EA18-G jets collide at US Airshow (Corrected)

[red750]

Two F-18 fighter jets have crashed during an airshow at Mountain Home Air Force Base

IDAHONEWS.COM

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Two F-18 fighter jets have crashed while performing in the Fighter Skies airshow at the Mountain Home Air Force Base.This is a developing story and details are

 

[onetrack]

All four crew ejected safely, and there are no serious injuries reported to either crew nor anyone on the ground.

 

I believe the correct naming terminology is F/A-18, followed by a letter (C, L, etc) to denote the precise model.

 

Fighter jets collide mid-air at US Air Force show

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The base in Idaho was locked down as emergency services rushed to the scene.

 

Edited May 17 by onetrack

[IBob]

How fortunate were they to all get out alive???

[onetrack]

Bob, I was reading just a week or two ago, about how the USAAF has really tuned up its pilot ejection training, and refined ejection seating mechanisms, so the ejection survival rate is now very high.

[danny_galaga]

20 hours ago, onetrack said:

Bob, I was reading just a week or two ago, about how the USAAF has really tuned up its pilot ejection training, and refined ejection seating mechanisms, so the ejection survival rate is now very high.

Still, when you watch the video and see how they were kinda meshed together, it's a wonder at least one of the pilots didn't just hit the other plane. Some things you just can't train for.

[onetrack]

I still remember the co-pilot of the B52 crash caused by "Bud" Hollands idiocy - he ejected just a couple of seconds too late, and ended up in the fuel fireball. What a horrible way to go.

[IBob]

1 hour ago, onetrack said:

I still remember the co-pilot of the B52 crash caused by "Bud" Hollands idiocy - he ejected just a couple of seconds too late, and ended up in the fuel fireball. What a horrible way to go.

And wasn't he (the copilot) there to try and keep an eye on Hollands and his behaviours?

[facthunter]

 Isn't there supposed to Be a DOG there to watch this sort of thing. Nev

[Garfly]

Blancolirio's take:

 

 

[Thruster88]

Juan going pretty hard on the pilots there.🤔

[kgwilson]

And so he should. This was totally avoidable.