Military Aircraft Losses, Crashes & Deliveries

Mar 23

🇨🇴 Colombia

C-130B/H · Destroyed

C-130H crashed shortly after takeoff from Puerto Leguízamo carrying 128 personnel; 70 killed.

Mar 23

🇺🇸 United States

S-70/EH/HH/MH/UH-60 · Damaged

UH-60 Black Hawk struck by FPV drone from Iranian-backed militia at Camp Victory, Baghdad; drone hit the rotor area, no crew casualties.

Mar 22

🇶🇦 Qatar

NH90 (NFH/TTH) · Crash

NH90 crashed into Persian Gulf during joint Qatar-Turkey training after technical malfunction; all 7 aboard killed.

Mar 21

🇮🇷 Iran

F-7 · Shot down

F-7 destroyed by US CENTCOM strike at Shahid Sadooghi Airport, Yazd.

Mar 21

🇷🇺 Russia

Ka-52 · Shot down

Ka-52 shot down on the line of contact in Donetsk Oblast; commander killed, weapon systems operator ejected and survived.

Mar 20

🇷🇺 Russia

Ka-52 · Shot down

Shot down by Ukrainian FPV drone near Pokrovsk, Donetsk Oblast; both crew killed.

Mar 18

🇮🇷 Iran

Mi-171 · Destroyed

Mi-17 helicopter destroyed on ground at Sanandaj Airport by Israeli airstrike; IDF released strike footage.

Mar 18

🇮🇷 Iran

Bell 214 · Destroyed

Bell 214 destroyed in Israeli airstrike at Sanandaj Airport, Hamadan province; no casualties reported.

Mar 13

🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates

GlobalEye · Destroyed

GlobalEye AEW&C aircraft destroyed in hangar at Al-Dhafra Air Base by Iranian drone strike; identified from satellite imagery showing severe hangar damage.

Mar 13

🇺🇸 United States

KC-135R/T · Damaged

Five KC-135R/T Stratotankers damaged by Iranian ballistic missile strike on Prince Sultan Air Base flight line; none destroyed, all expected to return to service.

Mar 12

🇺🇸 United States

KC-135R/T · Crash

KC-135R Stratotanker crashed in western Iraq near Turaibil after mid-air collision with another KC-135 during Operation Epic Fury; 6 crew aboard killed.

Mar 10

🇮🇷 Iran

C-130E/H · Destroyed

C-130H Hercules destroyed on ground at Kerman Airport by USAF precision strike during Operation Epic Fury; confirmed by CENTCOM video footage.

Mar 10

🇮🇷 Iran

P-3F · Destroyed

P-3F Orion maritime patrol aircraft destroyed on ground at Kerman Airport by USAF precision strike during Operation Epic Fury; confirmed by CENTCOM video footage.

Mar 10

🇮🇷 Iran

Il-76 · Destroyed

Il-76MD Candid heavy transport destroyed on ground at Kerman Airport by USAF precision strike during Operation Epic Fury; confirmed by CENTCOM video footage.

Mar 9

🇮🇷 Iran

9× F-7 · Destroyed

Nine F-7N Airguard fighters destroyed at Isfahan Shahid Beheshti Airport by Israeli airstrikes; confirmed by satellite imagery.

Mar 9

🇺🇦 Ukraine

Su-27 · Shot down

Su-27 shot down by Russian Su-35S using R-37M missile over Eastern Ukraine; 39th TAB commander killed.

Mar 7

🇮🇷 Iran

8× F-14 · Destroyed

At least eight F-14s destroyed at Isfahan's 8th TFB in Israeli strikes; satellite imagery later confirmed Tomcat wrecks.

Mar 7

🇮🇷 Iran

3× 747 · Destroyed

Three IRIAF Boeing 747 cargo/tanker aircraft destroyed on ground at Mehrabad Airport by overnight Israeli airstrikes; the world's last Boeing 747-100 tanker among those lost.

Mar 7

🇮🇷 Iran

3× Il-76 · Destroyed

Three IRGC Il-76MD Candid heavy transports destroyed on ground at Mehrabad Airport by Israeli airstrikes targeting Quds Force logistics hub; confirmed by satellite imagery.

Mar 7

🇮🇷 Iran

Y-12 · Destroyed

Harbin Y-12 light transport destroyed on ground at Mehrabad Airport by Israeli airstrikes targeting IRGC Quds Force assets; identified from aftermath video footage.

Mar 7

🇮🇷 Iran

2× 707 · Destroyed

Two Boeing 707 tanker/transport aircraft destroyed on ground at Mehrabad Airport by Israeli airstrikes; identified from satellite imagery.

Mar 7

🇮🇷 Iran

3× An-74 · Destroyed

Three An-74 Coaler transport aircraft destroyed on ground at Mehrabad Airport by Israeli airstrikes; identified from satellite imagery.

Mar 6

🇮🇹 Italy

Eurofighter · Damaged

Two Eurofighter Typhoons sustained minor shrapnel damage during Iranian missile strike on Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait; both temporarily grounded for inspection.

Mar 6

🇺🇦 Ukraine

Mi-8 · Shot down

Mi-8 destroyed on ground by Geran-2 kamikaze drone at Mykhailivka helipad; no camouflage or air defense present.

Mar 5

🇩🇿 Algeria

Beech 1900 · Crash

Crashed immediately after takeoff from Boufarik Air Base; 2 crew killed, 4 injured.