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F-35 Lightning II Losses, Crashes & Deliveries

Every recorded loss, crash, shoot-down, retirement and delivery involving the F-35 Lightning II, each with a date and source. See the F-35 Lightning II overview.

Events at a glance

Events per year 2022–2026
2022 — 4 events 4 2022 2023 — 3 events 3 2023 2024 — 5 events 5 2024 2025 — 12 events 12 2025 2026 to 3 Nov — 16 events 16 2026

2026 is a partial year: the bars run to 3 Nov 2026.

By event type 40 events logged · 7 airframes lost
  • Destroyed 1
  • Crash 6
  • Damaged 3
  • Cancelled 1
  • Delivered 20
  • Ordered 9

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F-35 Lightning II losses, crashes & deliveries

  1. OCT 272026 F-35A Delivered 🇵🇱 Poland · Tenth F-35A Husarz landed at Łask, the second Polish example assembled at Cameri, Italy.
  2. OCT 232026 2× F-35 Lightning II Delivered 🇫🇮 Finland · Second pair of F-35As, JF-509 and JF-511, landed at the Lapland Air Wing in Rovaniemi via Lajes, bringing Finland's in-country F-35s to four.
  3. OCT 222026 2× F-35 Lightning II Delivered 🇨🇦 Canada · First two CF-35As accepted at Luke AFB, Arizona, where they will train Canadian pilots and maintainers; first arrivals in Canada due in 2028.
  4. OCT 12026 F-35A Delivered 🇵🇱 Poland · Ninth F-35A Husarz landed at Łask, the first Polish example assembled at Cameri, Italy.
  5. SEP 252026 3× F-35A Delivered 🇧🇪 Belgium · Three F-35As ferried from Fort Worth via the Azores landed at Florennes AB, raising the in-country fleet to seven.
  6. SEP 182026 2× F-35A Delivered 🇫🇮 Finland · The first two F-35As delivered to Finnish soil landed at the Lapland Air Wing in Rovaniemi.
  7. SEP 182026 F-35A Delivered 🇩🇪 Germany · First F-35A handed over at Fort Worth; jet stays in the US for Luftwaffe aircrew training.
  8. AUG 282026 5× F-35A Delivered 🇵🇱 Poland · Five F-35A Husarz landed at Łask after a ferry flight via the Azores, raising the number based in Poland to eight.
  9. JUL 312026 F-35B/C Crash 🇺🇸 United States · Crashed short of the runway on approach to MCAS Miramar, San Diego; pilot ejected and survived with minor injuries.
  10. MAY 292026 F-35A Delivered 🇳🇱 Netherlands · F-35A AN-51 arrives at Leeuwarden directly from the Cameri final assembly line; next new Dutch F-35As due from 2028.
  11. MAY 222026 3× F-35A Delivered 🇵🇱 Poland · First three F-35A Husarz fighters landed at Łask Air Base, Poland's first F-35s on home soil; escorted by Polish F-16s.
  12. APR 302026 3× F-35B Delivered 🇬🇧 United Kingdom · BK46, BK47 and BK48 arrived at RAF Marham with Voyager tanker support, completing the UK initial order of 48 F-35Bs.
  13. MAR 312026 F-35A Crash 🇺🇸 United States · Crashed during routine training at Nevada Test & Training Range; pilot ejected safely with minor injuries.
  14. MAR 192026 F-35A Damaged 🇺🇸 United States · Damaged by Iranian ground fire over Iran and recovered to an undisclosed Middle East base; first combat damage to a fifth-generation fighter.
  15. MAR 62026 6× F-35A Cancelled 🇨🇭 Switzerland · Swiss F-35A procurement cut from 36 to about 30 aircraft to stay within the CHF 6 billion contract after a US price increase.
  16. JAN 202026 F-35A Delivered 🇫🇮 Finland · First F-35A (JF-501) delivered to Ebbing ANGB; Finnish pilot training begins May 2026.
  17. OCT 132025 4× F-35A Delivered 🇧🇪 Belgium · First four Belgian F‑35As ferried from the US arrived at Florennes Air Base.
  18. OCT 102025 16× F-35A Ordered 🇩🇰 Denmark · Denmark allocated funds to buy 16 additional F‑35s, raising its planned fleet to 43 aircraft.
  19. OCT 12025 2× F-35A/B Delivered 🇯🇵 Japan · Second batch of 2 F-35Bs delivered to Nyutabaru AB following initial 3 in August.
  20. AUG 242025 F-35A Delivered 🇺🇸 United States · Florida Air National Guard 125th Fighter Wing receives the Air Force 500th F-35A.
  21. AUG 72025 3× F-35A/B Delivered 🇯🇵 Japan · First three Japanese F-35Bs arrive at Nyutabaru Air Base.
  22. JUL 302025 F-35C Destroyed 🇺🇸 United States · F-35C crashed near NAS Lemoore, CA during training; pilot ejected safely, wreckage burned in field.
  23. JUL 212025 11× F-35A Ordered 🇧🇪 Belgium · Belgium expands its F-35A order by 11 aircraft, taking the planned fleet to 45.
  24. JUN 252025 12× F-35A Ordered 🇬🇧 United Kingdom · UK announces purchase of 12 F-35A dual-capable jets for NATO's nuclear mission, to be based at RAF Marham.
  25. MAY 152025 4× F-35A Delivered 🇩🇰 Denmark · Four F-35As ferried from Fort Worth via the Azores to Skrydstrup, bringing the number in Denmark to 15.
  26. APR 252025 3× F-35I Delivered 🇮🇱 Israel · 3 × F-35I “Adir” ferried in from the US and accepted into 140 Sqn at Nevatim.
  27. APR 12025 2× F-35A Delivered 🇳🇴 Norway · 51st and 52nd F-35A delivered to Ørland; Norway becomes the first partner nation to complete its programme of record.
  28. JAN 282025 F-35A Crash 🇺🇸 United States · One F-35A crashed during an exercise in Alaska
  29. DEC 232024 2× F-35A Delivered 🇵🇱 Poland · First two Polish F-35A Husarz arrive at Ebbing ANGB, Arkansas, to begin Polish pilot training; jets stay in the US.
  30. NOV 212024 32× F-35A Ordered 🇷🇴 Romania · Romania made a formal commitment to acquire 32 F-35A fighters for three squadrons.
  31. JUN 42024 25× F-35I Ordered 🇮🇱 Israel · Agreement signed for 25 additional F-35I fighters forming Israel’s third Adir squadron.
  32. FEB 282024 8× F-35A/B Ordered 🇸🇬 Singapore · Singapore announced eight F-35A fighters, increasing its planned combined F-35 fleet to 20 aircraft.
  33. JAN 292024 24× F-35A Ordered 🇨🇿 Czechia · Czech government completed an agreement for 24 F-35As, with deliveries planned from 2031.
  34. DEC 82023 20× F-35A Ordered 🇰🇷 South Korea · South Korea signed a letter of acceptance for 20 additional F-35A fighters, with deliveries planned from 2027.
  35. SEP 172023 F-35B/C Crash 🇺🇸 United States · Crashed in rural South Carolina after the pilot ejected near Charleston; the Marine Corps classified the aircraft as a total loss.
  36. JAN 92023 88× F-35A Ordered 🇨🇦 Canada · Canada finalised its acquisition of 88 F-35A fighters for the Royal Canadian Air Force.
  37. DEC 12022 F-35 Lightning II Damaged 🇺🇸 United States · F-35B made a precautionary landing at Kadena; its nose gear collapsed during towing afterwards; no injuries.
  38. OCT 192022 F-35 Lightning II Crash 🇺🇸 United States · F-35A crashed at the north end of the runway at Hill Air Force Base, Utah,; pilot ejected.
  39. JAN 242022 F-35 Lightning II Crash 🇺🇸 United States · F-35C crashed during a landing mishap on USS Carl Vinson in the South China Sea; pilot ejected, seven sailors injured.
  40. JAN 42022 F-35 Lightning II Damaged 🇰🇷 South Korea · F-35A belly-landed at Seosan Air Base after avionics fault prevented landing gear deployment; pilot unhurt, fleet grounded.