Heart-stopping video showed the moment Navy jets collided midair forcing pilots to eject in parachutes.
Mountain Home Air Force Base in Idaho was holding its Gunfighter Skies air show on Sunday when the chaos erupted.
A video on social media showed the two aircraft colliding and tumbling midair before both jets plummeted to the ground.
The pilots were forced to escape the crash by parachute and were seen descending as black smoke plumes rose from the ground.
The base reportedly locked down shortly after 12.30pm, as Mountain Home Air Force base spokesperson Antwain Hanks confirmed the collision to the Idaho Statesman.
‘We had four good parachutes,’ an air show announcer said, per the outlet.
Rescue crews responded Sunday to a crash during the Gunfighter Skies air show at Mountain Home Air Force Base
A video on social media showed the two aircraft colliding and tumbling midair before both jets plummeted to the ground
‘The crews were able to eject. They’re located one mile south of where the smoke is. The parachutes came down.’
‘Crash fire rescue and various other emergency services are on their way to the pilots and crew. There were four good parachutes,’ per a follow-up announcement.
‘That is always a positive in our world. If you are so inclined to take the time now to say a prayer,’ the announcement continued.
An Idaho Statesman reporter in attendance saw sparks in the sky, followed by smoke clouds and pilots descending by parachute.
Along with first responders, an emergency helicopter was dispatched to the scene, the outlet reported.
The last Gunfighter Skies airshow was in 2018, when a hang glider pilot tragically died in a horrific accident.
Another tragic incident occurred in 2003 when a Thunderbird plane crashed, though the pilot ejected safely.
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