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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 — 0 events 0 2022 2023 — 3 events 3 2023 2024 — 4 events 4 2024 2025 — 9 events 9 2025 2026 to 17 Sep — 7 events 7 2026

2026 is a partial year: the bars run to 17 Sep 2026.

By event type 23 events logged · 5 losses
  • Destroyed 1
  • Crash 4
  • Damaged 1
  • Delivered 9
  • Ordered 8

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F-35 Lightning II losses, crashes & deliveries

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. MAR 312026 F-35A Crash 🇺🇸 United States · Crashed during routine training at Nevada Test & Training Range; pilot ejected safely with minor injuries.
  6. 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.
  7. JAN 202026 F-35A Delivered 🇫🇮 Finland · First F-35A (JF-501) delivered to Ebbing ANGB; Finnish pilot training begins May 2026.
  8. OCT 132025 4× F-35A Delivered 🇧🇪 Belgium · First four Belgian F‑35As ferried from the US arrived at Florennes Air Base.
  9. OCT 102025 16× F-35A Ordered 🇩🇰 Denmark · Denmark allocated funds to buy 16 additional F‑35s, raising its planned fleet to 43 aircraft.
  10. OCT 12025 2× F-35A/B Delivered 🇯🇵 Japan · Second batch of 2 F-35Bs delivered to Nyutabaru AB following initial 3 in August.
  11. AUG 242025 F-35A Delivered 🇺🇸 United States · Florida Air National Guard 125th Fighter Wing receives the Air Force 500th F-35A.
  12. AUG 72025 3× F-35A/B Delivered 🇯🇵 Japan · First three Japanese F-35Bs arrive at Nyutabaru Air Base.
  13. JUL 302025 F-35C Destroyed 🇺🇸 United States · F-35C crashed near NAS Lemoore, CA during training; pilot ejected safely, wreckage burned in field.
  14. JUL 212025 11× F-35A Ordered 🇧🇪 Belgium · Belgium expands its F-35A order by 11 aircraft, taking the planned fleet to 45.
  15. APR 252025 3× F-35I Delivered 🇮🇱 Israel · 3 × F-35I “Adir” ferried in from the US and accepted into 140 Sqn at Nevatim.
  16. JAN 282025 F-35A Crash 🇺🇸 United States · One F-35A crashed during an exercise in Alaska
  17. NOV 212024 32× F-35A Ordered 🇷🇴 Romania · Romania made a formal commitment to acquire 32 F-35A fighters for three squadrons.
  18. JUN 42024 25× F-35I Ordered 🇮🇱 Israel · Agreement signed for 25 additional F-35I fighters forming Israel’s third Adir squadron.
  19. FEB 282024 8× F-35A/B Ordered 🇸🇬 Singapore · Singapore announced eight F-35A fighters, increasing its planned combined F-35 fleet to 20 aircraft.
  20. JAN 292024 24× F-35A Ordered 🇨🇿 Czechia · Czech government completed an agreement for 24 F-35As, with deliveries planned from 2031.
  21. 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.
  22. 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.
  23. JAN 92023 88× F-35A Ordered 🇨🇦 Canada · Canada finalised its acquisition of 88 F-35A fighters for the Royal Canadian Air Force.