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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. MAR 52025 S-70/EH/HH/MH/UH-60 Damaged 🇺🇸 United States · UH-60 of Joint Task Force Bravo damaged in an emergency landing near Soto Cano Air Base; five crew uninjured.
  2. MAR 42025 C-17 Damaged 🇺🇸 United States · C-17 wing damaged after two unoccupied private jets were blown into it during a windstorm at Fort Worth Alliance.
  3. FEB 122025 EA-18G Growler Destroyed 🇺🇸 United States · EA-18G Growler crashed into San Diego Bay during aborted landing at NAS North Island; both crew ejected safely.
  4. JAN 292025 S-70/EH/HH/MH/UH-60 Crash 🇺🇸 United States · UH-60L collided mid-air with a regional airliner over the Potomac near Reagan National; all 67 people aboard both aircraft killed.
  5. JAN 282025 F-35A Crash 🇺🇸 United States · One F-35A crashed during an exercise in Alaska
  6. JAN 262025 MC-130J Delivered 🇺🇸 United States · Final production MC-130J Commando II delivered to Kirtland AFB, closing the production line.
  7. DEC 222024 F/A-18E/F Shot down 🇺🇸 United States · Shot down by USS Gettysburg in Red Sea friendly fire; crew ejected safely, one minor injury.
  8. DEC 222024 F/A-18F Super Hornet Shot down 🇺🇸 United States · F/A-18F from USS Harry S. Truman engaged and shot down by the cruiser USS Gettysburg in a friendly-fire incident during Houthi missile defense operations. Both aviators ejected; one suffered minor injuries.
  9. APR 172024 MQ-9 Reaper Shot down 🇺🇸 United States · Third MQ-9 lost over Yemen in the span of a year, per US Air Force confirmation.
  10. FEB 192024 MQ-9 Reaper Shot down 🇺🇸 United States · Second confirmed MQ-9 loss to Houthi forces during the Red Sea campaign.
  11. NOV 82023 MQ-9 Reaper Shot down 🇺🇸 United States · USAF MQ-9 Reaper shot down by Houthi air defenses over Yemeni territorial waters — first US aircraft loss of the Red Sea crisis.
  12. JUN 62019 MQ-9 Reaper Shot down 🇺🇸 United States · USAF MQ-9 shot down by a modified SA-6 over Yemen. The Pentagon attributed Iranian assistance to the engagement.
  13. OCT 12017 MQ-9 Reaper Shot down 🇺🇸 United States · USAF MQ-9 Reaper shot down by a Houthi SA-6 surface-to-air missile near Sana'a. First confirmed Reaper loss to Houthi air defenses.