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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.

F-35 Lightning II losses, crashes & deliveries

  1. JUL 312026 F-35B/C Crash ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States ยท Crashed short of the runway on approach to MCAS Miramar, San Diego; pilot ejected and survived with minor injuries.
  2. MAY 222026 3× F-35A Delivered ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ Poland ยท First three F-35A Husarz fighters landed at ลask Air Base, Poland's first F-35s on home soil; escorted by Polish F-16s.
  3. APR 302026 3× F-35B Delivered ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง United Kingdom ยท BK46, BK47 and BK48 arrived at RAF Marham with Voyager tanker support, completing the UK initial order of 48 F-35Bs.
  4. MAR 312026 F-35A Crash ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States ยท Crashed during routine training at Nevada Test & Training Range; pilot ejected safely with minor injuries.
  5. MAR 192026 F-35A Damaged ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States ยท Damaged by Iranian ground fire over Iran and recovered to an undisclosed Middle East base; first combat damage to a fifth-generation fighter.
  6. JAN 202026 F-35A Delivered ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Finland ยท First F-35A (JF-501) delivered to Ebbing ANGB; Finnish pilot training begins May 2026.
  7. OCT 132025 4× F-35A Delivered ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช Belgium ยท First four Belgian Fโ€‘35As ferried from the US arrived at Florennes Air Base.
  8. OCT 102025 16× F-35A Ordered ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Denmark ยท Denmark allocated funds to buy 16 additional Fโ€‘35s, raising its planned fleet to 43 aircraft.
  9. OCT 12025 2× F-35A/B Delivered ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Japan ยท Second batch of 2 F-35Bs delivered to Nyutabaru AB following initial 3 in August.
  10. AUG 242025 F-35A Delivered ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States ยท Florida Air National Guard 125th Fighter Wing receives the Air Force 500th F-35A.
  11. AUG 72025 3× F-35A/B Delivered ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Japan ยท First three Japanese F-35Bs arrive at Nyutabaru Air Base.
  12. JUL 302025 F-35C Destroyed ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States ยท F-35C crashed near NAS Lemoore, CA during training; pilot ejected safely, wreckage burned in field.
  13. JUL 212025 11× F-35A Ordered ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช Belgium ยท Belgium expands its F-35A order by 11 aircraft, taking the planned fleet to 45.
  14. APR 252025 3× F-35I Delivered ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Israel ยท 3 ร— F-35I โ€œAdirโ€ ferried in from the US and accepted into 140 Sqn at Nevatim.
  15. JAN 282025 F-35A Crash ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States ยท One F-35A crashed during an exercise in Alaska