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F-16 Fighting Falcon Losses, Crashes & Deliveries

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.

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Events per year 2022–2026
2022 — 0 events 0 2022 2023 — 3 events 3 2023 2024 — 9 events 9 2024 2025 — 13 events 13 2025 2026 to 22 Sep — 13 events 13 2026

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

By event type 39 events logged · 23 losses
  • Shot down 4
  • Destroyed 4
  • Crash 15
  • Delivered 12
  • Ordered 2
  • Retired 1
  • Transfer 1

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F-16 Fighting Falcon losses, crashes & deliveries

  1. SEP 172026 F-16C Crash 🇺🇸 United States · Crashed in a field in Grand Traverse County, Michigan, during a low-level training sortie; the pilot ejected and was in stable condition.
  2. AUG 122026 F-16C/D Crash 🇹🇷 Turkey · Crashed during a training flight near Çiftlikköy, Yalova Province; the pilot ejected and was recovered unhurt.
  3. JUL 292026 F-16AM Crash 🇺🇦 Ukraine · Crashed near Kremenchuk, Poltava Oblast, during an intercept mission against Russian air targets; pilot ejected and survived.
  4. JUL 92026 F-16C Crash 🇬🇷 Greece · In-flight fire, crash-landed at Zakynthos Airport; pilot escaped unhurt, runway blocked to traffic.
  5. APR 232026 12× F-16 Block 70 Ordered 🇵🇪 Peru · Peru orders 12 F-16 Block 70 in a 1.5 billion dollar direct commercial sale, reversing its Gripen selection.
  6. APR 162026 4× F-16V Delivered 🇸🇰 Slovakia · Final four F-16 Block 70 handed over at Tucson, completing Slovakia 14-aircraft order.
  7. FEB 252026 F-16C Crash 🇰🇷 South Korea · F-16C crashed in mountains near Yeongju during night training; pilot ejected safely.
  8. FEB 252026 F-16C/D Destroyed 🇹🇷 Turkey · F-16C crashed shortly after takeoff from Balikesir 9th Main Jet Base; pilot killed.
  9. JAN 182026 31× F-16A Transfer 🇩🇰 Denmark · Officially decommissioned after 46 years of service; fleet retired in favor of F-35A.
  10. JAN 182026 10× F-16B Retired 🇩🇰 Denmark · Officially decommissioned; two-seat training variants retired alongside the F-16A fleet.
  11. JAN 182026 13× F-16 Delivered 🇺🇦 Ukraine · Final batch of 13 Danish F-16s delivered following the type's retirement from Danish service.
  12. JAN 122026 F-16 Shot down 🇺🇦 Ukraine · Reportedly shot down by Russian S-300; claim disputed by Kyiv and unverified by third parties.
  13. JAN 62026 F-16A/V Crash 🇹🇼 Taiwan · Crashed at sea off Hualien during night training; pilot missing after ejection. Fleet grounded.
  14. DEC 182025 4× F-16V Delivered 🇧🇬 Bulgaria · Formal acceptance of final 4 units of the first contract batch of 8 aircraft.
  15. DEC 52025 6× F-16 Delivered 🇦🇷 Argentina · 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.
  16. DEC 32025 F-16C Destroyed 🇺🇸 United States · Thunderbird F-16C crashed near Trona, CA during training; pilot ejected with minor injuries.
  17. OCT 32025 2× F-16V Delivered 🇧🇬 Bulgaria · Arrival of third and fourth units at Graf Ignatievo Air Base strengthening NATO eastern flank.
  18. AUG 282025 F-16C Crash 🇵🇱 Poland · Polish F-16 crashed in rehearsal; pilot killed.
  19. AUG 282025 3× F-16A Delivered 🇷🇴 Romania · Romania received 3 more ex-Norwegian F-16 fighters.
  20. JUN 292025 F-16 Destroyed 🇺🇦 Ukraine · F-16 crashed after drone debris hit the aircraft during a Russian drone attack; pilot killed.
  21. JUN 102025 F-16D Crash 🇰🇷 South Korea · F-16D failed to lift off on a Red Flag-Alaska departure, skidded off Eielson’s runway and burned.
  22. JUN 92025 F-16V Delivered 🇧🇬 Bulgaria · Sofia welcomed its second brand-new Block 70, part of an eight-jet tranche due before year-end.
  23. MAY 282025 24× F-16 Delivered 🇺🇦 Ukraine · Last batch of the Dutch F-16s successfully delivered to Ukraine
  24. MAY 162025 F-16 Shot down 🇺🇦 Ukraine · Lost during an operational mission amid a Russian drone attack; the pilot ejected and survived.
  25. APR 132025 F-16V Delivered 🇧🇬 Bulgaria · The first Bulgarian F-16V touched down at Graf Ignatievo, inaugurating Western fast-jet operations after 35 years.
  26. APR 122025 F-16AM Shot down 🇺🇦 Ukraine · F-16AM shot down by a Russian missile during an operational mission.
  27. NOV 12024 14× F-16AM Delivered 🇺🇦 Ukraine · Norway delivered 14 F-16s to Ukraine in 2024
  28. NOV 12024 6× F-16 Delivered 🇺🇦 Ukraine · 6 Danish F-16 delivered in November 2024, still 8 to be delivered in 2025
  29. AUG 262024 F-16 Destroyed 🇺🇦 Ukraine · Lost during a Russian missile and drone attack.
  30. JUL 312024 10× F-16 Delivered 🇺🇦 Ukraine · The Economist reported that the first ten allied F-16 fighters arrived in Ukraine by July 31.
  31. MAY 82024 F-16C/D Crash 🇸🇬 Singapore · Singapore’s defence ministry said flight-control gyroscopes failed during takeoff at Tengah Air Base and the pilot ejected safely.
  32. APR 302024 F-16C Crash 🇺🇸 United States · Crashed west of Holloman AFB after losing control on approach; the Air Force said the pilot had minor injuries.
  33. APR 162024 24× F-16 Ordered 🇦🇷 Argentina · Argentina signed for 24 former Danish F-16s, restoring a planned supersonic fighter capability.
  34. MAR 202024 F-16C Crash 🇬🇷 Greece · Crashed into the Aegean near Psathoura; the Air Force said the pilot ejected and was rescued.
  35. JAN 312024 F-16C Crash 🇺🇸 United States · Crashed into the Yellow Sea from Kunsan AB; the Air Force said the pilot ejected and was rescued.
  36. DEC 112023 F-16C Crash 🇺🇸 United States · Crashed into the Yellow Sea after an instrument failure in bad weather; the pilot ejected and was recovered safely.
  37. SEP 212023 F-16C Crash 🇰🇷 South Korea · Crashed at Seosan Air Base shortly after takeoff; the pilot ejected safely before the fighter came down.
  38. MAY 62023 F-16C Crash 🇺🇸 United States · Crashed near Osan Air Base during routine training; the pilot ejected safely.
  39. FEB 242017 F-16AM Shot down 🇯🇴 Jordan · RJAF F-16 lost during coalition operations near the Saudi-Yemeni border. Houthis claimed shootdown; the pilot was killed.