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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.

Events at a glance

Events per year 2022โ€“2026
2022 โ€” 0 events 0 2022 2023 โ€” 2 events 2 2023 2024 โ€” 1 event 1 2024 2025 โ€” 3 events 3 2025 2026 to 22 Oct โ€” 7 events 7 2026

2026 is a partial year: the bars run to 22 Oct 2026.

By event type 13 events logged ยท 3 airframes lost
  • Crash 3
  • Delivered 5
  • Retired 3
  • Ordered 2

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

  1. OCT 82026 E-7A Wedgetail Delivered ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง United Kingdom ยท Second RAF E-7 Wedgetail WT002 arrives at RAF Lossiemouth from Boscombe Down trials, joining WT001 for test and evaluation.
  2. SEP 232026 Hawk T2 Crash ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง United Kingdom ยท Crashed near Pencarnisiog shortly after take-off from RAF Valley; both crew ejected with minor injuries.
  3. JUN 172026 H145 Delivered ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง United Kingdom ยท Two Jupiter HC2 delivered to 84 Squadron at RAF Akrotiri; four of the six ordered now delivered, the rest due by end July.
  4. JUN 32026 AW101 Merlin HC4/4A/HM2 Crash ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง United Kingdom ยท Crashed in a field at Sourton Down near Okehampton, Devon, during a night training exercise; all 3 crew killed.
  5. MAY 222026 E-7A Wedgetail Delivered ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง United Kingdom ยท First RAF E-7 Wedgetail WT001 lands at RAF Lossiemouth, ending a five-year airborne early warning gap.
  6. APR 302026 3× F-35B Delivered ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง United Kingdom ยท BK46, BK47 and BK48 arrived at RAF Marham with Voyager tanker support, completing the UK initial order of 48 F-35Bs.
  7. MAR 22026 23× AW149 Ordered ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง United Kingdom ยท Contract worth about 1 billion pounds for 23 AW149 medium helicopters, to be built at Yeovil (New Medium Helicopter).
  8. SEP 302025 MQ-9A Reaper Retired ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง United Kingdom ยท RAF MQ-9A Reaper fleet withdrawn after 18 years; last flight on 30 September, with Protector RG1 taking over its roles.
  9. JUN 252025 12× F-35A Ordered ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง United Kingdom ยท UK announces purchase of 12 F-35A dual-capable jets for NATO's nuclear mission, to be based at RAF Marham.
  10. MAR 312025 23× SA330 Puma HC2 Retired ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง United Kingdom ยท Puma HC2 formally retired after 54 years; 23 on strength with Benson, Akrotiri and Brunei units.
  11. SEP 42024 AW101 Merlin HC4/4A/HM2 Crash ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง United Kingdom ยท The Ministry of Defence said a Merlin ditched off Dorset during night training; one crew member died and two were rescued.
  12. JUN 92023 14× C-130J Retired ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง United Kingdom ยท Royal Air Force retired its final fourteen C-130J Hercules, ending 56 years of Hercules operations.
  13. MAY 222023 A400M Delivered ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง United Kingdom ยท Twenty-second Atlas C1 delivered to RAF Brize Norton, completing the original production phase.