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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.

United States air force losses, crashes & deliveries

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. MAY 252026 MQ-9 Reaper Shot down 🇺🇸 United States · Shot down off Iran's southeastern coast; wreckage recovered by boat the following day.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. MAY 62026 MQ-9 Reaper Shot down 🇺🇸 United States · Shot down at night over Qeshm Island; Iranian media showed wreckage of the external tanks.
  8. APR 272026 MQ-4C Triton Damaged 🇺🇸 United States · Damaged in flight but recovered to base, per US Navy Safety Command statistics.
  9. 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.
  10. APR 92026 MQ-4C Triton Crash 🇺🇸 United States · Crashed into the Persian Gulf after loss of communications; the airframe was valued at $238 million.
  11. 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.
  12. APR 52026 MQ-9 Reaper Shot down 🇺🇸 United States · Shot down over Qeshm Island; Iranian media published the engagement sequence and wreckage.
  13. 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.
  14. 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.
  15. 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.
  16. 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.
  17. 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.
  18. APR 32026 KC-46A Delivered 🇺🇸 United States · New KC-46A delivered to McConnell AFB; 25th Pegasus for the 22nd Air Refueling Wing.
  19. 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.
  20. 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.
  21. APR 22026 MQ-9 Reaper Shot down 🇺🇸 United States · Shot down over Shiraz; Iranian media published the engagement sequence and the wreckage.
  22. MAR 312026 F-35A Crash 🇺🇸 United States · Crashed during routine training at Nevada Test & Training Range; pilot ejected safely with minor injuries.
  23. MAR 312026 2× MQ-9 Reaper Shot down 🇺🇸 United States · Two Reapers shot down over Isfahan by AD-08 Majid short-range air defence systems.
  24. MAR 282026 MQ-9 Reaper Shot down 🇺🇸 United States · Destroyed by Iranian air defences over Shiraz in southwestern Iran.
  25. MAR 272026 E-3B/C/G Sentry Destroyed 🇺🇸 United States · E-3G Sentry AWACS (s/n 81-0005) destroyed on ground at Prince Sultan Air Base by Iranian missile and drone strike; rear fuselage burned out, radome structure collapsed.