There will be no Navy aircraft performing at this year’s Bremerton Air Show in July, after a recent EA-18G Growler crash in Idaho, and this year’s show at Bremerton National Airport on July 11 and 12 will primarily feature classic aircraft.
Two U.S. Navy EA-18G Growlers, assigned to Electronic Attack Squadron 129 from Whidbey Island, collided midair and crashed during a demonstration on the second day of the Gunfighters Skies Air Show at Mountain Home Air Force Base in Idaho on May 17. Four aircrew members ejected safely from the aircraft, USA TODAY reported previously.
Two days after the accident in Idaho, on May 19, Commander, Naval Air Forces (COMNAVAIRFOR) directed an immediate pause to tactical airshow demonstrations except for the Blue Angels, said Amelia Umayam, a spokesperson at COMNAVAIRFOR, the type commander for naval aviation that man, train, and equip deployable, combat-ready naval aviation forces…