I was saddened to see that two Navy E/A18 Growlers collided during the airshow. Thankfully, all the aviators were able to eject safely and are in good condition. That was a very strange collision. Once they collided they appeared to stay connected until they hit the ground.... very unusual. The other unusual item about the loss was that they were flying the E/A18 Growler which is a version of the F/A18 Super Hornet which has about $10-$12 million dollars worth of avionics to overcome the enemy's countermeasures. The Navy doesn't have a surplus of these birds so I was suprised they didn't use a less costly F/A18 Super Hornet.
Mike
Mike