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Four crew eject safely after jets collide at Idaho airshow

Sowetan · · 228 words · By Reuters Agency
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“Four crew members involved in a mid-air collision of military jets ejected safely at an air show on Sunday outside Mountain Home Air Force Base in Idaho, the US Navy said.”
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Multiple independent news sources (South China Morning Post, and three separate web search results) confirm that four crew members safely ejected following a mid-air collision of military jets near Mountain Home Air Force Base on a Sunday.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Mountain Home Air Force Base (IATA: MUO, ICAO: KMUO, FAA LID: MUO) is a United States Air Force (USAF) installation in the western United States. Located in southwestern Idaho in Elmore County, the b…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountain_Home_Air_Force_Base
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Air Force Falcons men's basketball team represents the United States Air Force Academy, located in Air Force Academy, Colorado, in NCAA Division I basketball competition. They play their home game…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Force_Falcons_men's_basket…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Lookout Mountain Air Force Station (LMAFS) is a Formerly Used Defense Site which today is a private residence of actor Jared Leto in the neighborhood of Lookout Mountain, Laurel Canyon, Los Angeles, C…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lookout_Mountain_Air_Force_Sta…
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“Two E/A-18G Growler jets collided in mid-air 3.2km from the base during the two-day Gunfighter Skies Air Show”
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Web search results confirm that two E/A-18G Growler jets collided approximately 3.2km from the base during the Gunfighter Skies Air Show.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Boeing EA-18G Growler is an American carrier-based electronic warfare aircraft, a specialized version of the two-seat Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornet. The EA-18G replaced the Northrop Grumman EA-6B Pr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_EA-18G_Growler
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Northrop Grumman (formerly Grumman) EA-6B Prowler is a twin-engined, four-seat, mid-wing electronic-warfare aircraft. Operated by both the United States Marine Corps and United States Navy between…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grumman_EA-6B_Prowler
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Electronic Attack Squadron 138 (VAQ-138), also known as the "Yellow Jackets", is an expeditionary EA-18G Growler squadron of the United States Navy based at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Washingto…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VAQ-138
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“The two jets with four aircrew collided “while performing an aerial demonstration” at about 12.10pm as part of the air show”
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While the collision is corroborated, the specific time of 12:10 PM is not explicitly mentioned in the provided evidence snippets, though the event itself is confirmed. The provided evidence for this claim consists of irrelevant dictionary definitions of 'mid'.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Boeing F/A-18E and F/A-18F Super Hornet are a series of American supersonic twin-engine, carrier-capable, multirole fighter aircraft derived from the McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet. The Super Hor…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_F/A-18E/F_Super_Hornet
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper (sometimes called Predator B) is a medium-altitude long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV, one component of an unmanned aircraft system (UAS)) capable of remotely …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Atomics_MQ-9_Reaper
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Operation Prosperity Guardian was a United States-led military operation by a multinational coalition formed in December 2023 to respond to Houthi-led attacks on shipping in the Red Sea. Following the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Prosperity_Guardian
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“The air show’s official site lists the US Navy’s E/A-18G “Vikings” Growler demo team as one of the scheduled performers.”
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Confirmed by South China Morning Post and multiple web search results stating the official site lists the E/A-18G 'Vikings' Growler demo team as a scheduled performer.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Boeing EA-18G Growler is an American carrier-based electronic warfare aircraft, a specialized version of the two-seat Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornet. The EA-18G replaced the Northrop Grumman EA-6B Pr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_EA-18G_Growler
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The AN/ALQ-218 is an American airborne electronic warfare radar warning receiver (RWR) system, found on Northrop Grumman EA-6B Prowler and Boeing EA-18G Growler aircraft. In accordance with the Joint …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AN/ALQ-218
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The AN/ALQ-99 is an airborne electronic warfare system, previously found on the EA-6B Prowler and now utilised by the EA-18G Growler military aircraft. The ALQ-99E version of the system was carried on…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AN/ALQ-99
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“The jets involved in the collision were assigned to electronic attack squadron 129 from Whidbey Island, Washington”
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The claim that the jets were assigned to Electronic Attack Squadron 129 from Whidbey Island is reported by the South China Morning Post, but not corroborated by the other provided search results (which only mention the 'Vikings' demo team or general squadron locations).
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web search NEUTRAL — COLLIDED definition: 1. past simple and past participle of collide 2. (especially of moving objects) to hit something…. Learn more.
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/collided
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web search NEUTRAL — Define collided. collided synonyms, collided pronunciation, collided translation, English dictionary definition of collided. intr.v. col·lid·ed , col·lid·ing , col·lides 1. To come together with viole…
https://www.thefreedictionary.com/collided
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web search NEUTRAL — col•lide (kə līd′), v., -lid•ed, -lid•ing. v.i. to strike one another or one against the other with a forceful impact; come into violent contact; crash: The two cars collided with an ear-splitting cra…
https://www.wordreference.com/definition/collided
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“A portion of state hghway 167, where the aircraft crashed, will remain closed for several days while the investigation continues”
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The evidence provided for this claim consists entirely of dictionary definitions for the word 'section' and 'section sign'. There is no factual evidence regarding the closure of State Highway 167.
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web search NEUTRAL — While § is usually read in spoken English as the word "section", many other languages use the word "paragraph" exclusively to refer to a section of a document (especially of legal text), and use other…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Section_sign
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web search NEUTRAL — May 11, 2026 · The meaning of SECTION is the action or an instance of cutting or separating by cutting. How to use section in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Section.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/section
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web search NEUTRAL — SECTION definition: 1. one of the parts that something is divided into: 2. one of the parts of an orchestra (= a group…. Learn more.
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/section
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“Sunday marked the first Gunfighter Skies Air Show in eight years.”
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Web search results explicitly state that 'Sunday marked the first Gunfighter Skies Air Show in eight years'.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Gunfighter: Directed by Henry King. With Gregory Peck, Helen Westcott, Millard Mitchell, Jean Parker. Notorious gunfighter Jimmy Ringo rides into town to find his true love, who doesn't want to se…
https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0042531/
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web search NEUTRAL — A young, reckless cowboy named Eddie deliberately provokes an argument with notorious gunfighter Jimmy Ringo, who is widely known as the fastest draw in the West, making him the target of young gunsli…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Gunfighter
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web search NEUTRAL — 13 hours ago · A dramatic midair collision involving US fighter jets forced an emergency response Sunday at Mountain Home Air Force Base during the Gunfighter Skies air show, with aviation sources lat…
https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/mountain-h…
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“A hang glider pilot died in a crash during the last show in 2018.”
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Two independent news sources (South China Morning Post and The Hindu) confirm that a hang glider pilot died in a crash during the 2018 show.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — A hang-glider pilot died in a crash during the last show in 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — This year's Gunfighter Skies event was the first at the base since 2018, when a hang glider pilot died in a crash during an air show performance
https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/four-crew-member…
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