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原文：

Two EA-18G Growler electronic attack aircraft collided during the Gunfighter Skies Air Show in Mountain Home Idaho, in a mishap captured in dramatic videos. The four crew members of the aircraft, from Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 129's NAS Whidbey Island-based Growler Airshow Team, were able to eject right after the collision and are being evaluated by medical personnel, according to media reports.

The incident took place two miles northwest of the base, according to the 366th Fighter Wing’s Facebook page. The Growler Airshow Team puts on two-jet displays.

Video of the incident showed the one of the Growlers close in on the other from behind and then collide, striking the lead aircraft’s rear with its nose from above. They then became entangled together, nose up, and then down, before tumbling to the ground.

Four small explosions from ejection seats blasting out of the falling Growlers can be seen before the parachutes of the four crew members opened up. The Growlers hit the ground, exploding into a ball of flames, followed by the crew members floating down in their parachutes.

The crash caused a fire that was since contained, according to the base. Initially, the base was placed on lockdown.

While the exact cause of the mishap isn’t confirmed, the leading Growler may have been in the under-nose blind spot of the trailing one right before impact.

中譯：

在愛達荷州山家舉行的「槍手天空」航空展上，2架EA-18G「咆哮者」電戰機發生空中相撞事故，這起意外被戲劇性的影片給捕捉了下來。根據媒體報導，隸屬於惠德比島海軍航空站第129電戰中隊「咆哮者航展表演隊」的4名機組人員，在相撞後隨即成功彈射逃生，目前正接受醫療人員的評估。

據第366戰鬥機聯隊的臉書專頁表示，該起事件發生在基地西北方2英里處。該咆哮者航展表演隊平時進行的是雙機編隊展示。

該起事件的影片顯示，其中一架咆哮者從後方逼近另一架，隨後發生碰撞，其機鼻從上方撞擊了長機的尾部。隨後，兩架飛機在墜向地面之前糾纏在一起，機鼻先是朝上，接著朝下翻滾。

在4名機組人員的降落傘張開之前，可以看到從墜落的咆哮者中因彈射椅引爆而發出的4次小爆炸。隨後咆哮者墜地並爆炸成火球，緊接著機組人員乘著降落傘緩緩飄落。

根據基地表示，墜機引發了一場火災，目前已被控制。事件發生初期，基地立即被下令實施封鎖。

雖然這起事故的確切原因尚未確認，但碰撞前，前方的咆哮者可能正好位於後方飛機機鼻下方的視覺盲區內。

※Electronic Attack Squadron：電戰中隊

※eject：彈射逃生