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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.

F-16 Fighting Falcon losses, crashes & deliveries

  1. JUL 292026 F-16AM Crash 🇺🇦 Ukraine · Crashed near Kremenchuk, Poltava Oblast, during an intercept mission against Russian air targets; pilot ejected and survived.
  2. JUL 92026 F-16C Crash 🇬🇷 Greece · In-flight fire, crash-landed at Zakynthos Airport; pilot escaped unhurt, runway blocked to traffic.
  3. 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.
  4. APR 162026 4× F-16V Delivered 🇸🇰 Slovakia · Final four F-16 Block 70 handed over at Tucson, completing Slovakia 14-aircraft order.
  5. FEB 252026 F-16C Crash 🇰🇷 South Korea · F-16C crashed in mountains near Yeongju during night training; pilot ejected safely.
  6. FEB 252026 F-16C/D Destroyed 🇹🇷 Turkey · F-16C crashed shortly after takeoff from Balikesir 9th Main Jet Base; pilot killed.
  7. JAN 182026 31× F-16A Transfer 🇩🇰 Denmark · Officially decommissioned after 46 years of service; fleet retired in favor of F-35A.
  8. JAN 182026 10× F-16B Retired 🇩🇰 Denmark · Officially decommissioned; two-seat training variants retired alongside the F-16A fleet.
  9. JAN 182026 13× F-16 Delivered 🇺🇦 Ukraine · Final batch of 13 Danish F-16s delivered following the type's retirement from Danish service.
  10. JAN 122026 F-16 Shot down 🇺🇦 Ukraine · Reportedly shot down by Russian S-300; claim disputed by Kyiv and unverified by third parties.
  11. JAN 62026 F-16A/V Crash 🇹🇼 Taiwan · Crashed at sea off Hualien during night training; pilot missing after ejection. Fleet grounded.
  12. DEC 182025 4× F-16V Delivered 🇧🇬 Bulgaria · Formal acceptance of final 4 units of the first contract batch of 8 aircraft.
  13. 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.
  14. DEC 32025 F-16C Destroyed 🇺🇸 United States · Thunderbird F-16C crashed near Trona, CA during training; pilot ejected with minor injuries.
  15. OCT 32025 2× F-16V Delivered 🇧🇬 Bulgaria · Arrival of third and fourth units at Graf Ignatievo Air Base strengthening NATO eastern flank.
  16. AUG 282025 F-16C Crash 🇵🇱 Poland · Polish F-16 crashed in rehearsal; pilot killed.
  17. AUG 282025 3× F-16A Delivered 🇷🇴 Romania · Romania received 3 more ex-Norwegian F-16 fighters.
  18. JUN 292025 F-16 Destroyed 🇺🇦 Ukraine · F-16 crashed after drone debris hit the aircraft during a Russian drone attack; pilot killed.
  19. 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.
  20. JUN 92025 F-16V Delivered 🇧🇬 Bulgaria · Sofia welcomed its second brand-new Block 70, part of an eight-jet tranche due before year-end.
  21. MAY 282025 24× F-16 Delivered 🇺🇦 Ukraine · Last batch of the Dutch F-16s successfully delivered to Ukraine
  22. MAY 162025 F-16 Shot down 🇺🇦 Ukraine · Lost during an operational mission amid a Russian drone attack; the pilot ejected and survived.
  23. APR 132025 F-16V Delivered 🇧🇬 Bulgaria · The first Bulgarian F-16V touched down at Graf Ignatievo, inaugurating Western fast-jet operations after 35 years.
  24. APR 122025 F-16AM Shot down 🇺🇦 Ukraine · F-16AM shot down by a Russian missile during an operational mission.
  25. NOV 12024 14× F-16AM Delivered 🇺🇦 Ukraine · Norway delivered 14 F-16s to Ukraine in 2024