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Two U.S. Navy E\/A-18G \u201cGrowler\u201d jets collided midair during the Gunfighter Skies air show at Mountain Home air Base in Idaho around 12:10 p.m. local time. It involved four pilots from Electronic Attack Squadron 129. All four pilots ejected successfully and parachuted to safety; an air show announcer said emergency crews were responding and that the parachutes deployed properly. <\/p>\n

One of the aircraft caught fire<\/a>, and the crash triggered a fire that consumed about 25 acres before it was put out. the base reportedly<\/a> went into lockdown after the incident, and at least one plane debris field reportedly landed on a highway. <\/p>\n