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France Air Force Losses, Crashes & Deliveries

Recorded aircraft losses, crashes, shoot-downs and deliveries for the France air force, each with a date and source. See the France air force overview.

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France air force losses, crashes & deliveries

  1. AUG 172026 SR20 Crash 🇫🇷 France · Forced landing on a departmental road near Salon-de-Provence during a training flight; the aircraft caught fire, both occupants slightly injured.
  2. JUL 312026 5× SA330 Retired 🇫🇷 France · Last five Pumas of Air Base 367 retired after a farewell flight over French Guiana; replaced by four H225M Caracal.
  3. JUL 302026 NH90 (TTH) Delivered 🇫🇷 France · First NH90 Standard 2 handed over by the DGA and delivered to the 4th Special Forces Helicopter Regiment at Pau.
  4. JUL 232026 7× SA330 Retired 🇫🇷 France · 3e RHC at Etain retires the last Puma flying with a conventional Army regiment; only the nine GIH aircraft remain.
  5. JUN 82026 4× H225M Delivered 🇫🇷 France · DGA hands over the last of eight H225M Caracal ordered in 2021, completing the overseas batch and taking the fleet to 19.
  6. JUN 72026 EC135 T2+ Crash 🇫🇷 France · Gendarmerie EC135 T2+ crashed during aerial patrol near Bray-Saint-Aignan, Loiret; 1 gendarme killed, 2 critically injured.
  7. APR 102026 SR20 Crash 🇫🇷 France · Crashed during low-level training near Montagne de Lure, southern France; both crew survived with injuries.
  8. JUN 182025 2× GlobalEye Ordered 🇫🇷 France · France announced intention to procure 2 GlobalEye, with an option for 2 additional.
  9. MAR 252025 2× Alpha Jet Destroyed 🇫🇷 France · 2 Alpha Jet trainers used by the aerobatic team "Patrouille de France" collided mid-display rehearsal near Saint-Dizier.
  10. FEB 62025 6× Mirage 2000-5F Transfer 🇫🇷 France · 6 Mirage 2000-5 sent to Ukraine
  11. JAN 232025 2× H225M Delivered 🇫🇷 France · First two new-build H225M Caracal helicopters delivered to the French Air and Space Force.