Air Force Events for F-16 Fighting Falcon

Feb 25

🇰🇷 South Korea

F-16C · Crash

F-16C crashed in mountains near Yeongju during night training; pilot ejected safely.

Feb 25

🇹🇷 Turkey

F-16C/D · Destroyed

F-16C crashed shortly after takeoff from Balikesir 9th Main Jet Base; pilot killed.

Jan 18

🇩🇰 Denmark

31× F-16A · Transfer

Officially decommissioned after 46 years of service; fleet retired in favor of F-35A.

Jan 18

🇩🇰 Denmark

10× F-16B · Retired

Officially decommissioned; two-seat training variants retired alongside the F-16A fleet.

Jan 18

🇺🇦 Ukraine

13× F-16 · Delivered

Final batch of 13 Danish F-16s delivered following the type's retirement from Danish service.

Jan 12

🇺🇦 Ukraine

F-16 · Shot down

Reportedly shot down by Russian S-300; claim disputed by Kyiv and unverified by third parties.

Jan 6

🇹🇼 Taiwan

F-16A/V · Crash

Crashed at sea off Hualien during night training; pilot missing after ejection. Fleet grounded.

Dec 18

🇧🇬 Bulgaria

4× F-16V · Delivered

Formal acceptance of final 4 units of the first contract batch of 8 aircraft.

Dec 5

🇦🇷 Argentina

6× F-16 · Delivered

Six F-16AM/BM MLU Block 15s delivered from Denmark to Río Cuarto Air Base (ARMACUAR) on Dec. 5, 2025; restoring Argentina's supersonic fighter capability after a decade-long gap.

Dec 3

🇺🇸 United States

F-16C · Destroyed

Thunderbird F-16C crashed near Trona, CA during training; pilot ejected with minor injuries.

Oct 3

🇧🇬 Bulgaria

2× F-16V · Delivered

Arrival of third and fourth units at Graf Ignatievo Air Base strengthening NATO eastern flank.

Aug 28

🇵🇱 Poland

F-16C · Crash

Polish F-16 crashed in rehearsal; pilot killed.

Aug 28

🇷🇴 Romania

3× F-16A · Delivered

Romania received 3 more ex-Norwegian F-16 fighters.

Jun 29

🇺🇦 Ukraine

F-16 · Destroyed

F-16 crashed after drone debris hit the aircraft during a Russian drone attack; pilot killed.

Jun 10

🇰🇷 South Korea

F-16D · Crash

F-16D failed to lift off on a Red Flag-Alaska departure, skidded off Eielson’s runway and burned.

Jun 9

🇧🇬 Bulgaria

F-16V · Delivered

Sofia welcomed its second brand-new Block 70, part of an eight-jet tranche due before year-end.

May 28

🇺🇦 Ukraine

24× F-16 · Delivered

Last batch of the Dutch F-16s successfully delivered to Ukraine

May 16

🇺🇦 Ukraine

F-16 · Shot down

Lost during an operational mission amid a Russian drone attack; the pilot ejected and survived.

Apr 13

🇧🇬 Bulgaria

F-16V · Delivered

The first Bulgarian F-16V touched down at Graf Ignatievo, inaugurating Western fast-jet operations after 35 years.

Apr 12

🇺🇦 Ukraine

F-16AM · Shot down

F-16AM shot down by a Russian missile during an operational mission.

Nov 1

🇺🇦 Ukraine

14× F-16AM · Delivered

Norway delivered 14 F-16s to Ukraine in 2024

Nov 1

🇺🇦 Ukraine

6× F-16 · Delivered

6 Danish F-16 delivered in November 2024, still 8 to be delivered in 2025

Aug 26

🇺🇦 Ukraine

F-16 · Destroyed

Lost during a Russian missile and drone attack.

Feb 24

🇯🇴 Jordan

F-16AM · Shot down

RJAF F-16 lost during coalition operations near the Saudi-Yemeni border. Houthis claimed shootdown; the pilot was killed.