On 17 May 2026, two U.S. Navy EA-18G Growlers collided
in mid-air during an air show at Mountain Home AFB, Idaho. All four
aircrew survived. This page replays an open-source reconstruction of the
geometry — the motion is an invented stand-in until real
measurements exist, and the banner below says exactly what is and is not
known.
The sequence — five chapters
How to read the picture
Playback
The controls are on the bar under the picture. Keys:
Space play/pause · ←→ 2 s ·
Shift+←→ chapter · ,. one frame ·
−+ speed · HomeEnd
Aircraft
Cameras — explore on your own
Picking a camera takes you off the director;
play the whole sequence puts you back on it.
What is actually establishedConfidence classesScene provenance
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relative to first contact
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Open-source geometric reconstruction — not the U.S. Navy's, and not a finding.
Airframes are frozen rigid bodies; control surfaces sit at neutral. Aircrew are not named.