United Kingdom Air Force Losses, Crashes & Deliveries
Recorded aircraft losses, crashes, shoot-downs and deliveries for the United Kingdom air force, each with a date and source. See the United Kingdom air force overview.
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Events per year
2022–2026
2026 is a partial year: the bars run to 10 Sep 2026.
By event type
6 events logged · 2 losses
These totals count what GlobalMilitary.net has logged from public reports since 2022, not a complete register: an event we have not recorded is not an event that did not happen. Coverage of the tracked wars is much denser than coverage of peacetime events, so the two do not compare directly.
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United Kingdom air force losses, crashes & deliveries
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JUN 32026
AW101 Merlin HC4/4A/HM2
Crash
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Crashed in a field at Sourton Down near Okehampton, Devon, during a night training exercise; all 3 crew killed.
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MAY 222026
E-7A Wedgetail
Delivered
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · First RAF E-7 Wedgetail WT001 lands at RAF Lossiemouth, ending a five-year airborne early warning gap.
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APR 302026
3× F-35B
Delivered
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · BK46, BK47 and BK48 arrived at RAF Marham with Voyager tanker support, completing the UK initial order of 48 F-35Bs.
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SEP 42024
AW101 Merlin HC4/4A/HM2
Crash
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · The Ministry of Defence said a Merlin ditched off Dorset during night training; one crew member died and two were rescued.
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JUN 92023
14× C-130J
Retired
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Royal Air Force retired its final fourteen C-130J Hercules, ending 56 years of Hercules operations.
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MAY 222023
A400M
Delivered
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Twenty-second Atlas C1 delivered to RAF Brize Norton, completing the original production phase.