F-16 Fighting Falcon Losses, Crashes & Deliveries
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Every recorded loss, crash, shoot-down, retirement and delivery involving the F-16 Fighting Falcon, each with a date and source. See the F-16 Fighting Falcon overview or all military aircraft events.
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F-16 Fighting Falcon losses, crashes & deliveries
Feb 25
🇰🇷 South Korea
F-16C
· Crash
F-16C crashed in mountains near Yeongju during night training; pilot ejected safely.
Feb 25
🇹🇷 Turkey
F-16C/D
· Destroyed
F-16C crashed shortly after takeoff from Balikesir 9th Main Jet Base; pilot killed.
Jan 18
🇩🇰 Denmark
31× F-16A
· Transfer
Officially decommissioned after 46 years of service; fleet retired in favor of F-35A.
Jan 18
🇩🇰 Denmark
10× F-16B
· Retired
Officially decommissioned; two-seat training variants retired alongside the F-16A fleet.
Jan 18
🇺🇦 Ukraine
13× F-16
· Delivered
Final batch of 13 Danish F-16s delivered following the type's retirement from Danish service.
Jan 12
🇺🇦 Ukraine
F-16
· Shot down
Reportedly shot down by Russian S-300; claim disputed by Kyiv and unverified by third parties.
Jan 6
🇹🇼 Taiwan
F-16A/V
· Crash
Crashed at sea off Hualien during night training; pilot missing after ejection. Fleet grounded.
Dec 18
🇧🇬 Bulgaria
4× F-16V
· Delivered
Formal acceptance of final 4 units of the first contract batch of 8 aircraft.
Dec 5
🇦🇷 Argentina
6× F-16
· Delivered
Six F-16AM/BM MLU Block 15s delivered from Denmark to Río Cuarto Air Base (ARMACUAR) on Dec. 5, 2025; restoring Argentina's supersonic fighter capability after a decade-long gap.
Dec 3
🇺🇸 United States
F-16C
· Destroyed
Thunderbird F-16C crashed near Trona, CA during training; pilot ejected with minor injuries.
Oct 3
🇧🇬 Bulgaria
2× F-16V
· Delivered
Arrival of third and fourth units at Graf Ignatievo Air Base strengthening NATO eastern flank.
Aug 28
🇵🇱 Poland
F-16C
· Crash
Polish F-16 crashed in rehearsal; pilot killed.
Aug 28
🇷🇴 Romania
3× F-16A
· Delivered
Romania received 3 more ex-Norwegian F-16 fighters.
Jun 29
🇺🇦 Ukraine
F-16
· Destroyed
F-16 crashed after drone debris hit the aircraft during a Russian drone attack; pilot killed.
Jun 10
🇰🇷 South Korea
F-16D
· Crash
F-16D failed to lift off on a Red Flag-Alaska departure, skidded off Eielson’s runway and burned.
Jun 9
🇧🇬 Bulgaria
F-16V
· Delivered
Sofia welcomed its second brand-new Block 70, part of an eight-jet tranche due before year-end.
May 28
🇺🇦 Ukraine
24× F-16
· Delivered
Last batch of the Dutch F-16s successfully delivered to Ukraine
May 16
🇺🇦 Ukraine
F-16
· Shot down
Lost during an operational mission amid a Russian drone attack; the pilot ejected and survived.
Apr 13
🇧🇬 Bulgaria
F-16V
· Delivered
The first Bulgarian F-16V touched down at Graf Ignatievo, inaugurating Western fast-jet operations after 35 years.
Apr 12
🇺🇦 Ukraine
F-16AM
· Shot down
F-16AM shot down by a Russian missile during an operational mission.
Nov 1
🇺🇦 Ukraine
14× F-16AM
· Delivered
Norway delivered 14 F-16s to Ukraine in 2024
Nov 1
🇺🇦 Ukraine
6× F-16
· Delivered
6 Danish F-16 delivered in November 2024, still 8 to be delivered in 2025
Aug 26
🇺🇦 Ukraine
F-16
· Destroyed
Lost during a Russian missile and drone attack.
Feb 24
🇯🇴 Jordan
F-16AM
· Shot down
RJAF F-16 lost during coalition operations near the Saudi-Yemeni border. Houthis claimed shootdown; the pilot was killed.