F-35 Lightning II Losses, Crashes & Deliveries
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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 or all military aircraft events.
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F-35 Lightning II losses, crashes & deliveries
May 22
🇵🇱 Poland
3× F-35A
· Delivered
First three F-35A Husarz fighters landed at Łask Air Base, Poland's first F-35s on home soil; escorted by Polish F-16s.
Apr 30
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
3× F-35B
· Delivered
BK46, BK47 and BK48 arrived at RAF Marham with Voyager tanker support, completing the UK initial order of 48 F-35Bs.
Mar 31
🇺🇸 United States
F-35A
· Crash
Crashed during routine training at Nevada Test & Training Range; pilot ejected safely with minor injuries.
Jan 20
🇫🇮 Finland
F-35A
· Delivered
First F-35A (JF-501) delivered to Ebbing ANGB; Finnish pilot training begins May 2026.
Oct 13
🇧🇪 Belgium
4× F-35A
· Delivered
First four Belgian F‑35As ferried from the US arrived at Florennes Air Base.
Oct 10
🇩🇰 Denmark
16× F-35A
· Ordered
Denmark allocated funds to buy 16 additional F‑35s, raising its planned fleet to 43 aircraft.
Oct 1
🇯🇵 Japan
2× F-35A/B
· Delivered
Second batch of 2 F-35Bs delivered to Nyutabaru AB following initial 3 in August.
Jul 30
🇺🇸 United States
F-35C
· Destroyed
F-35C crashed near NAS Lemoore, CA during training; pilot ejected safely, wreckage burned in field.
Apr 25
🇮🇱 Israel
3× F-35I
· Delivered
3 × F-35I “Adir” ferried in from the US and accepted into 140 Sqn at Nevatim.
Jan 29
🇺🇸 United States
F-35A
· Crash
One F-35A crashed during an exercise in Alaska