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F/A-18 E/F Super Hornet Losses, Crashes & Deliveries

Every recorded loss, crash, shoot-down, retirement and delivery involving the F/A-18 E/F Super Hornet, each with a date and source. See the F/A-18 E/F Super Hornet overview.

Events at a glance

Events per year 2022–2026
2022 — 2 events 2 2022 2023 — 0 events 0 2023 2024 — 1 event 1 2024 2025 — 4 events 4 2025 2026 to 5 Nov — 0 events 0 2026

2026 is a partial year: the bars run to 5 Nov 2026.

By event type 7 events logged · 7 airframes lost
  • Shot down 1
  • Crash 6

These totals count what GlobalMilitary.net has logged from public reports since 2022, not a complete register: an event we have not recorded is not an event that did not happen. Coverage of the tracked wars is much denser than coverage of peacetime events, so the two do not compare directly.

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F/A-18 E/F Super Hornet losses, crashes & deliveries

  1. OCT 272025 F/A-18E/F Crash 🇺🇸 United States · A F/A-18 F Super Hornet from USS Nimitz crashed in the South China sea; crew was rescued.
  2. AUG 202025 F/A-18E/F Crash 🇺🇸 United States · US Navy pilot ejected safely after Super Hornet crashed at sea.
  3. MAY 62025 F/A-18E/F Crash 🇺🇸 United States · F/A-18F lost after an arrestment failure while landing on USS Harry S. Truman in the Red Sea; both crew ejected with minor injuries, CNN reported.
  4. APR 282025 F/A-18E/F Crash 🇺🇸 United States · F/A-18E fell overboard from USS Harry S. Truman in the Red Sea while under tow; the move crew lost control, the Navy said.
  5. DEC 222024 F/A-18E/F Shot down 🇺🇸 United States · Shot down by USS Gettysburg in Red Sea friendly fire; crew ejected safely, one minor injury.
  6. JUL 82022 F/A-18 E/F Super Hornet Crash 🇺🇸 United States · Super Hornet blown overboard from USS Harry S. Truman in heavy weather during replenishment at sea, Mediterranean; no one aboard the jet.
  7. JUN 32022 F/A-18 E/F Super Hornet Crash 🇺🇸 United States · F/A-18E Super Hornet crashed in the Mojave Desert near Trona, California, on a training flight; pilot killed.