Two jets crash during Idaho air show as emergency crews rush to scene

Two jets crashed during the 2nd time of the Gunfighter Skies Air Show astatine Mountain Home Air Force Base successful Idaho connected Sunday, prompting a lockdown astatine the installation, according to section reports and eyewitnesses. 

In a connection posted to Facebook, Mountain Home Gunfighters said "an craft incidental has occurred astatine Mountain Home Air Force Base during the Gunfighter Skies Air Show 2 miles northwest of the base."

"Emergency responders are connected the scene, an probe is underway and much details volition beryllium released arsenic they go available," the connection added.

Videos posted to societal media look to amusement 2 jets colliding midair earlier 4 parachutes deploy. The craft past autumn to the crushed earlier exploding, sending heavy achromatic fume billowing into the air.

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A plume of achromatic fume rises adjacent Mountain Home Air Force Base successful Idaho aft 2 jets crashed during the Gunfighter Skies Air Show connected Sunday. (Michael Katz)

David Katz, who attended the aerial amusement with his family, told Fox News Digital helium witnessed what appeared to beryllium the 2 craft colliding earlier 1 erupted into flames.

"We saw the fume and fireball," Katz said. "Apparently they collided there. One of the planes was impacted and started burning successful the air."

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Katz said helium was successful a conveyance with his 2 sons erstwhile they saw 4 parachutes deploy from the craft – 2 from each plane.

He added that bystanders were trying to find whether the pilots made it retired safely arsenic exigency crews rushed toward the clang site.

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Two jets crashed midair during the airshow successful Idaho. (Michael Katz)

"Fire crews are flying by america close now," Katz told Fox News Digital.

KTVB reported that witnesses described seeing 2 jets clang during the amusement and shared videos showing a ample plume of achromatic fume rising adjacent the base. The presumption besides reported that instrumentality enforcement and exigency crews responded to the country portion officials worked to stitchery much information.

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Authorities person not yet confirmed injuries oregon released further details astir the collision.