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Mid-air collision at air show downs 2 US Navy jets; crews eject safely

All four crew members ejected safely after two US Navy jets collided on Sunday during an air show at the Mountain Home Air Force Base in western Idaho, officials said. The collision and subsequent crash involved two US Navy EA-18 Growlers from the Electronic Attack Squadron 129 i

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Mid-air collision at air show downs 2 US Navy jets; crews eject safelyAll four crew members ejected safely after two US Navy jets collided on Sunday during an air show at the Mountain Home Air Force Base in western Idaho, officials said. The collision and subsequent crash involved two US Navy EA-18 Growlers from the Electronic Attack Squadron 129 i
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