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United States Air Force Losses, Crashes & Deliveries

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

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Events per year 2022–2026
2022 — 0 events 0 2022 2023 — 27 events 27 2023 2024 — 19 events 19 2024 2025 — 30 events 30 2025 2026 to 16 Sep — 90 events 90 2026

2026 is a partial year: the bars run to 16 Sep 2026.

By event type 168 events logged · 127 losses
  • Shot down 40
  • Destroyed 16
  • Crash 46
  • Damaged 26
  • Other 2
  • Delivered 18
  • Ordered 11
  • Retired 8
  • Transfer 1

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United States air force losses, crashes & deliveries

  1. SEP 92026 A-10C Damaged 🇺🇸 United States · Left with a missing wing in the Iranian ballistic-missile barrage on Muwaffaq Salti AB, a US official told Reuters; the US President denied any damage.
  2. SEP 92026 F-15C/E Damaged 🇺🇸 United States · Around eight F-15E lightly damaged in the Iranian missile barrage on Muwaffaq Salti AB and returned to service, CBS News and a US official cited by Reuters reported.
  3. SEP 22026 5× EC-130H Retired 🇺🇸 United States · Last EC-130H Compass Call flew its final mission from Davis-Monthan AFB; USAF retires the type, transitioning to EA-37B.
  4. SEP 12026 MQ-9 Reaper Shot down 🇺🇸 United States · Reaper downed over Khomein minutes before a ballistic-missile salvo, Iranian media say; US has not confirmed the loss.
  5. AUG 312026 MQ-9 Reaper Shot down 🇺🇸 United States · IRGC says a Reaper was hit by missile fire over the Strait of Hormuz and fell into the Gulf; no US confirmation.
  6. AUG 282026 F-15EX Delivered 🇺🇸 United States · Boeing handed over the 22nd F-15EX, the first earmarked for the 67th Fighter Squadron at Kadena; ferried to Portland ANGB for fitting.
  7. AUG 272026 5× F-15EX Delivered 🇺🇸 United States · Five further F-15EX (airframes 17 to 21) delivered to Portland ANGB between January and August 2026, beyond the individually documented deliveries.
  8. AUG 252026 S-70/EH/HH/MH/UH-60 Damaged 🇺🇸 United States · 160th SOAR MH-60 hard-landed near Golden Gate Canyon, Colorado; all three rotor blades damaged, crew of four uninjured.
  9. AUG 212026 127× Beechjet T-1A Retired 🇺🇸 United States · Type retired after 34 years at a sunset ceremony at Vance AFB, the last base to fly it, which also inactivated the 3rd FTS; the final airframe flew to Davis-Monthan on 28 August.
  10. AUG 142026 12× UH-72A Lakota Ordered 🇺🇸 United States · Contract for up to 12 UH-72B Lakota worth 115.4 million dollars; work at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, through December 2030.
  11. AUG 142026 MQ-9 Reaper Shot down 🇺🇸 United States · IRGC claimed shootdown near Qeshm Island in Hormozgan province; unconfirmed by US officials.
  12. AUG 132026 9× MQ-9 Reaper Other 🇺🇸 United States · Nine further Reapers lost beyond the individually documented losses; the war total is put at at least 45, about a quarter of the fleet.
  13. AUG 122026 AH-64D/E Crash 🇺🇸 United States · Crashed during a training flight near Salado, Texas; both crew members killed and a 155-acre grass fire started.
  14. AUG 32026 MQ-9 Reaper Shot down 🇺🇸 United States · Shot down by the IRGC Aerospace Force over the Strait of Hormuz while monitoring shipping on the Omani side of the strait.
  15. JUL 312026 F-35B/C Crash 🇺🇸 United States · Crashed short of the runway on approach to MCAS Miramar, San Diego; pilot ejected and survived with minor injuries.
  16. JUL 282026 MV-22 Delivered 🇺🇸 United States · Final MV-22B handed over at Amarillo, Texas; aircraft joins VMM-162, closing a 359-aircraft Marine Corps buy.
  17. JUL 272026 UH-72A Lakota Crash 🇺🇸 United States · Crashed in a field near Opp, Alabama during a Fort Rucker training sortie; instructor pilot and two students hospitalised in stable condition.
  18. JUL 262026 MQ-9 Reaper Shot down 🇺🇸 United States · Shot down over Babylon Governorate in central Iraq.
  19. JUL 232026 26× C-2 Retired 🇺🇸 United States · C-2A Greyhound retired from service as VRC-40, the last COD squadron, was disestablished at Naval Station Norfolk.
  20. JUL 222026 3× E-2C/D Ordered 🇺🇸 United States · Navy awarded Northrop Grumman up to 1.2 billion dollars for three E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Block II aircraft.
  21. JUL 192026 MV-22 Damaged 🇺🇸 United States · MV-22B right nacelle caught fire during startup at Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport, Arizona; crew evacuated safely, no injuries.
  22. JUL 182026 MQ-9 Reaper Shot down 🇺🇸 United States · Shot down by the IRGC Aerospace Force over Dehloran, the second Reaper lost in the area in three days.
  23. JUL 182026 MQ-9 Reaper Shot down 🇺🇸 United States · Shot down by the IRGC Aerospace Force over Asaluyeh on the Persian Gulf coast.
  24. JUL 172026 S-70/HH-60G/U/W/MH-60G Damaged 🇺🇸 United States · Helicopters damaged in Iranian ballistic missile and drone attack on Muwaffaq Salti AB, Azraq; two US service members killed, one missing.
  25. JUL 172026 F-15C/E Damaged 🇺🇸 United States · F-15E damaged in the Iranian missile attack on Muwaffaq Salti Air Base, Azraq.
  26. JUL 172026 MQ-9 Reaper Destroyed 🇺🇸 United States · Destroyed on the ground at Muwaffaq Salti AB in the Iranian missile and drone attack; two US service members killed.
  27. JUL 162026 MQ-9 Reaper Shot down 🇺🇸 United States · Shot down by the IRGC Aerospace Force between Andimeshk and Dehloran near the Iraqi border.
  28. JUL 72026 MQ-9 Reaper Shot down 🇺🇸 United States · Shot down by the IRGC Aerospace Force over Khvormuj, Bushehr province.
  29. JUL 12026 MH-60S Seahawk Crash 🇺🇸 United States · MH-60S Seahawk ditched in the Arabian Sea during operations from USS George H.W. Bush; three of four crew recovered, the squadron commander was killed.
  30. JUN 152026 B-52H Crash 🇺🇸 United States · A USAF B-52H Stratofortress (60-0061) crashed shortly after takeoff at Edwards AFB, California; all eight crew aboard are believed killed in what officials called a "not survivable" mishap.
  31. JUN 132026 F/A-18A/C/D Crash 🇺🇸 United States · F/A-18D Legacy Hornet of VMFA-323 crashed on a low-level training route in the Cascades, ~55 miles southeast of Seattle; pilot ejected safely.
  32. JUN 92026 MQ-9 Reaper Shot down 🇺🇸 United States · Shot down at night over Jam in Bushehr province.
  33. JUN 82026 AH-64D/E Shot down 🇺🇸 United States · Apache patrolling near the Strait of Hormuz downed by Iranian fire; both crew rescued by a Navy drone boat within two hours.
  34. JUN 72026 MQ-9 Reaper Shot down 🇺🇸 United States · Shot down at night over Karbala in central Iraq.
  35. JUN 32026 77× AV-8B/+ Retired 🇺🇸 United States · VMA-223 flew the final Harrier sortie at MCAS Cherry Point; AV-8B officially retired after four decades of USMC service, replaced by the F-35B.
  36. JUN 32026 10× TAV-8B Retired 🇺🇸 United States · TAV-8B two-seat trainers retired alongside the single-seat fleet as USMC Harrier operations ended at MCAS Cherry Point.
  37. MAY 302026 MQ-1 Predator Shot down 🇺🇸 United States · Shot down by Iranian forces over international waters, CENTCOM reported.
  38. MAY 292026 MQ-9 Reaper Destroyed 🇺🇸 United States · Destroyed on the ground at Ali Al Salem AB by an Iranian ballistic missile attack; five US personnel wounded.
  39. MAY 292026 MQ-9 Reaper Damaged 🇺🇸 United States · Damaged on the ground at Ali Al Salem AB in the same Iranian ballistic missile attack.
  40. MAY 282026 KC-135R/T Damaged 🇺🇸 United States · Two KC-135R tankers damaged in a ground towing accident at RAF Mildenhall; one tanker's stabilizer struck the adjacent aircraft's, leaving tearing and deformation. Repaired on the ramp within days; no injuries.
  41. MAY 262026 T-45C Crash 🇺🇸 United States · T-45C crashed on private farmland in Noxubee County, Mississippi; both crew ejected safely and were evaluated at a local medical center.
  42. MAY 252026 MQ-9 Reaper Shot down 🇺🇸 United States · Shot down off Iran's southeastern coast; wreckage recovered by boat the following day.
  43. MAY 192026 T-6 Damaged 🇺🇸 United States · T-6A Texan II performed gear-up belly landing at McConnell AFB; both crew uninjured, aircraft sustained damage.
  44. MAY 172026 2× EA-18G Growler Crash 🇺🇸 United States · Two EA-18G Growlers collided mid-air during Gunfighter Skies Air Show at Mountain Home AFB, Idaho; all four crew ejected safely.
  45. MAY 122026 T-38A/C Crash 🇺🇸 United States · T-38C trainer crashed in Lamar County, Alabama during routine training sortie; both pilots ejected safely and were hospitalized briefly before release.
  46. MAY 62026 MQ-9 Reaper Shot down 🇺🇸 United States · Shot down at night over Qeshm Island; Iranian media showed wreckage of the external tanks.
  47. APR 272026 MQ-4C Triton Damaged 🇺🇸 United States · Damaged in flight but recovered to base, per US Navy Safety Command statistics.
  48. APR 92026 5× MQ-9 Reaper Other 🇺🇸 United States · Five further Reapers lost between 1 and 9 April beyond the individually documented losses; war total reached 24.
  49. APR 92026 MQ-4C Triton Crash 🇺🇸 United States · Crashed into the Persian Gulf after loss of communications; the airframe was valued at $238 million.
  50. APR 62026 MQ-9 Reaper Shot down 🇺🇸 United States · Shot down over Qeshm Island by the Iranian Navy, the second Reaper lost there in two days.
  51. APR 52026 MQ-9 Reaper Shot down 🇺🇸 United States · Shot down over Qeshm Island; Iranian media published the engagement sequence and wreckage.
  52. APR 42026 2× MC-130J Destroyed 🇺🇸 United States · Two MC-130J deliberately destroyed after becoming stuck during F-15E crew rescue near Isfahan; all personnel extracted safely.
  53. APR 42026 4× MH-6 Little Bird Destroyed 🇺🇸 United States · Four MH-6 Little Birds of the 160th SOAR destroyed at a makeshift landing site during the F-15E crew rescue near Isfahan.
  54. APR 32026 F-15C/E Shot down 🇺🇸 United States · Shot down by Iranian air defense over southwest Iran during strike mission; both crew members rescued after two-day CSAR operation.
  55. APR 32026 A-10C Shot down 🇺🇸 United States · A-10C Warthog crashed near Strait of Hormuz during combat operations; pilot ejected over Persian Gulf and was rescued.
  56. APR 32026 CH-47D/F/MH-47G Destroyed 🇺🇸 United States · CH-47F destroyed by Iranian Shahed-136 drone strike at Camp Buehring, Kuwait; no crew casualties reported.
  57. APR 32026 KC-46A Delivered 🇺🇸 United States · New KC-46A delivered to McConnell AFB; 25th Pegasus for the 22nd Air Refueling Wing.
  58. APR 32026 CH-53E Destroyed 🇺🇸 United States · CH-53E Super Stallion destroyed on ground at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, by Iranian drone strike; satellite imagery confirmed airframe loss.
  59. APR 32026 S-70/HH-60G/U/W/MH-60G Damaged 🇺🇸 United States · Two HH-60W Jolly Green II CSAR helicopters struck by Iranian small-arms fire and MANPADS during F-15E rescue mission inside Iran; both returned to base with crew casualties.
  60. APR 22026 MQ-9 Reaper Shot down 🇺🇸 United States · Shot down over Shiraz; Iranian media published the engagement sequence and the wreckage.

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