Military Aircraft Losses, Crashes & Deliveries
Overview
Track the latest military aircraft losses, crashes, shoot-downs, retirements and deliveries worldwide. We continuously log changes to air force inventories — combat losses, accidents, retirements, new orders and deliveries — each with a date and source. 665 events recorded, last updated July 9, 2026.
Active conflict loss trackers: Russia-Ukraine War · 2026 Iran Conflict.
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Latest aircraft losses, crashes & deliveries
Sep 23
🇺🇸 United States
Global Express (E-11A)
· Delivered
Bombardier delivered the ninth Global/E-11A aircraft for the USAF's BACN communications fleet.
Sep 21
🇷🇺 Russia
Mi-8
· Destroyed
Mi-8 destroyed by a Ukrainian drone strike at an unidentified air base in Crimea.
Sep 17
🇺🇸 United States
S-70/EH/HH/MH/UH-60
· Crash
A UH-60 Black Hawk from the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment crashed near Joint Base Lewis-McChord.
Sep 12
🇺🇸 United States
B-21
· Delivered
Second B-21 Raider test aircraft flown from Palmdale to Edwards AFB for test campaign.
Sep 11
🇺🇦 Ukraine
Su-27
· Shot down
Su-27 lost during a combat mission on the Zaporizhzhya front; pilot from 39th Tactical Aviation Brigade killed.
Sep 9
🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
SF-260
· Crash
SF-260 crashed after takeoff at Josiah Tungamirai Air Force Base, killing instructor and trainee.
Aug 30
🇷🇺 Russia
2× Mi-8
· Destroyed
Two Mi-8 destroyed by a Ukrainian drone strike at Gvardeyskoye Air Base, Crimea.
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.
Aug 23
🇺🇦 Ukraine
MiG-29
· Other
MiG-29 White 20 lost under unknown circumstances during night landing at an undisclosed airbase; pilot killed.
Aug 20
🇺🇸 United States
F/A-18E/F
· Crash
US Navy pilot ejected safely after Super Hornet crashed at sea.
Aug 14
🇷🇺 Russia
Su-27/30
· Crash
Su-30SM of Naval Aviation crashed over the sea near Snake Island under unknown circumstances. Two pilots died.
Aug 6
🇬🇭 Ghana
Z-9
· Crash
A Z-9 helicopter crashed in Ghana, killing eight, including two ministers.
Aug 3
🇩🇪 Germany
A400M
· Delivered
Germany received its 50th A400M tanker-configured transport.
Aug 2
🇮🇳 India
C295
· Delivered
India received the final of 16 C-295 transports from Spain.
Jul 30
🇺🇸 United States
F-35C
· Destroyed
F-35C crashed near NAS Lemoore, CA during training; pilot ejected safely, wreckage burned in field.
Jul 22
🇺🇦 Ukraine
Mirage 2000
· Crash
One French Mirage 2000-5 crashed due to equipment failure
Jul 21
🇧🇩 Bangladesh
F-7
· Crash
Bangladesh Air Force F-7 BGI crashed on a school in the capital Dhaka, killing 31 persons
Jul 19
🇺🇦 Ukraine
Yak-52
· Shot down
Yak-52 from Odesa branch of Ukrainian Civil Air Patrol lost during a combat mission attempting to shoot down Geran-2 drones; pilot and gunner killed.