List of Aircraft Losses of the Vietnam War - Wikipedia

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List of aircraft losses of the Vietnam War

During the Vietnam War, thousands of U.S. aircraft were lost to antiaircraft artillery (AAA), surface-to-air missiles (SAMs), and fighter interceptors (MiG)s. The great majority of U.S. combat losses in all areas of Southeast Asia were to AAA. The Royal Australian Air Force also flew combat and airlift missions in South Vietnam, as did the Republic of Vietnam. Among fixed-wing aircraft, more F-4 Phantoms were lost than any other type in service with any nation. In total, the United States military lost in Vietnam almost 10,000 aircraft, helicopters and 578 UAVs (554 over Vietnam and 24 over China).[1] Burning American aircraft at Bien Hoa Air Base in 1965 South Vietnam's army lost 2,500 aircraft and helicopters, excluding number of UAVs (including 1,018 aircraft and helicopters lost from January 1964 to September 1973[2]))

North Vietnam lost 150 – 200 aircraft and helicopters.

Contents

1 United States aircraft 1.1 United States Air Force 1.1.1 USAF fixed-wing 1.1.2 USAF rotary-wing 1.2 United States Navy 1.2.1 USN fixed-wing carrier-based 1.2.2 USN rotary-wing 1.3 United States Marine Corps 1.3.1 USMC fixed-wing 1.3.2 USMC rotary-wing 1.4 United States Army 1.4.1 USA fixed-wing 1.4.2 USA rotary-wing

2 Republic of Vietnam aircraft 3 Royal Australian Air Force 3.1 Fixed wing 3.2 Rotary-wing 4 North Vietnamese aircraft 4.1 Fixed-wing losses 5 People's Republic of China aircraft 6 See also 7 References 8 Sources 9 External links https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_aircraft_losses_of_the_Vietnam_War 1/13 10/29/2017 List of aircraft losses of the Vietnam War - Wikipedia

United States aircraft

United States Air Force All told, the U.S. Air Force flew 5.25 million sorties over South Vietnam, North Vietnam, northern and southern Laos, and Cambodia, losing 2,251 aircraft: 1,737 to hostile action, and 514 in accidents. 2,197 of the losses were fixed-wing, and the remainder rotary-wing. The USAF sustained approximately 0.4 losses per 1,000 sorties during the conflict, which compared favorably with a 2.0 rate in Korea and a 9.7 figure during World War II.[3][4]:268 Captured American-made and overpainted SVNAF warplanes in USAF fixed-wing Saigon's War Remnants Museum A-1 Skyraider—191 total, 150 in combat

First loss: A-1E 52-132465 (1st Air Commando Squadron [ACS], 34th Tactical Group [TG]) shot down during night training mission on 29 August 1964 near Bien Hoa, SVN (Capt Richard Dean Goss KIA, 1 VNAF observer [name unknown] KIA)[4]:10 Final loss: A-1H 52-139738 (1st Special Operations Squadron, 56th Special Operations Wing) which was shot down 28 September 1972 (pilot was rescued by an Air America helicopter) A-7D Corsair II—6 total, 4 in combat

First loss: 71–0310 (355th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 354th TFW) on 2 December 1972 shot down on a CSAR mission in Laos (Capt Anthony Shine KIA) Downed USAF Douglas A-1E, pilot was 71-0312 (353d TFS) mid-air collision with an FAC O-1 Bird Dog in later awarded the Medal of Honor Laos on 24 December 1972, (Capt Charles Riess POW) 71-0316 (355th TFS) operational loss (non-combat) crash in Thailand on 11 January 1973 (pilot rescued) 70-0949 (354th TFW) shot down Laos on 17 February 1973 (Maj J.J. Gallagher rescued) 71-0305 (3rd TFS, 388th TFW) shot down in Cambodia on 4 May 1973 (1Lt T.L. Dickens rescued) Final loss: 70–0945 (354th TFW) shot down in Cambodia on 25 May 1973 (Capt Jeremiah Costello KIA) A-26 Invader—22 total

First loss: B-26B 44-35530 (Detachment 2A, 1st ACG) shot down in IV CTZ on the night of 4–5 November 1962, killing the 3 crew Final loss: A-26A 64-17646 (609th SOS, 56th SOW) lost over Laos on the night of 7–8 July 1969, killing both crewmen A-37 Dragonfly—22 total

First loss: 1967, final loss: 1972

AC-47 Spooky—19 total, 12 in combat

First loss: 1965, final loss: 1969 AC-119 Shadow/Stinger—6 total, 2 in combat

First loss: AC-119G 52-5907 (Det.1, 17th SOS, 14th SOW) which crashed on take-off from Tan Son Nhut, SVN on 11 October 1969, killing 6 of the 10 crewmen Final loss: 1971 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_aircraft_losses_of_the_Vietnam_War 2/13 10/29/2017 List of aircraft losses of the Vietnam War - Wikipedia AC-130 Spectre—6 total, all in combat

First loss: AC-130A 54-1629 (16th SOS, 8th TFW) hit by 37mm Anti-aircraft gun over Laos and crash-landed at Ubon RTAFB, 2 crewmen died (one died of injuries before reaching Ubon) but 11 others survived. Final loss: 1972

B-52 Stratofortress—31 total (17 in combat, and two more being scrapped after sustaining battle damage)[5]

First losses were operational (non-combat) mid-air collision 2 B- 52F 57-0047 and 57-0179 (441st Bomb Squadron, 320th Bomb Wing), 18 June 1965, South China Sea during air refueling orbit, 8 of 12 crewmen killed Final loss: B-52D 55-0056 (307th Bomb Wing Provisional) to SAM 4 January 1973, crew rescued from Gulf of Tonkin B-57 Canberra—56 total, 38 in combat

First loss: 1964, final loss: 1970 C-5A Galaxy—1 total, 0 in combat

Crashed while attempting emergency landing at Tan Son Nhut AB 4 April 1975, as part of Operation Babylift. Of the 8 US military women killed during the Vietnam War, 5 were aboard this airplane. Wing of downed USAF warplane at the C-7 Caribou—19 total, 9 in combat Vietnam Military History Museum First loss: C-7B 62-4161 (459th Tactical Airlift Squadron, 483d Tactical Airlift Wing) which was hit by a US 155mm shell on 3 August 1967 in SVN killing the 3 crewmen. Note: there were two fatal crashes during Operation Red Leaf transition training of USAF crews in Army CV-2's, on 4 and 28 October 1966.[6] Final loss: C-7B 62-12584 (483d TAW) which crashed in SVN on 13 January 1971, all 4 crewmen survived. C-47 Skytrain—21 total

A C-47 was the very first USAF aircraft lost in the SEA conflict, C- 47B 44-76330 (315th Air Division) on TDY at Vientiane, Laos which was shot down by the Pathet Lao on 23 March 1961 killing 7 of the 8 crewmen. The sole survivor, US Army Maj. Lawrence Bailey was captured and held until August 1962. Soviet specialists inspect the wreckage of Final loss: EC-47Q 43-48636 (361st Tactical Electronic Warfare the B-52 Stratofortress which was shot Squadron, 56th SOW) shot down in Laos on the night of 04/5 4–5 February 1973, killing all 8 crewmen. down near Hanoi on December 23, 1972. C-123 Provider—53 total, 21 in combat

First loss: C-123B 56-4370 attached to the 464th TAW which came down on an Operation Ranch Hand (defoliation) training flight between Bien Hoa and Vung Tau, SVN on 2 February 1962 Final loss: 1971

C-130 Hercules—55 total, 34 in combat

First loss: C-130A 57-0475 (817th Troop Carrier Squadron, 6315th Operations Group) on 24 April 1965, a Blind Bat flareship that crashed into high ground near Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand, attempting to land in bad weather with a heavy load, two engine failures, and low fuel, killing all six crewmen. This was the 14th recorded loss of a C-130 to all causes. Final loss: C-130E 72-1297 (314th TAW) destroyed by rocket fire at Tan Son Nhut AB on 28 April 1975. C-141 Starlifter—2 total, 0 in combat

First loss: C-141A 65-9407 (62d Military Airlift Wing) destroyed in a night runway collision with a USMC A-6 at Danang, SVN on 23 March 1967 killing 5 of the 6 crewmen. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_aircraft_losses_of_the_Vietnam_War 3/13 10/29/2017 List of aircraft losses of the Vietnam War - Wikipedia Final loss: C-141A 66-0127 (4th Military Airlift Squadron, 62d MAW) crashed soon after take-off from Cam Ranh Bay, SVN on 13 April 1967 killing 6 of the 8 man crew. E/RB-66 Destroyer—14 total

First loss: RB-66B 53-0452 (Det 1, 41st Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron, 6250th Combat Support Group) which crashed 22–23 October 1965 west of Pleiku, SVN killing the crew. Final loss: EB-66B 42nd TEWS, 388th TFS lost to engine failure on 23 December 1972 during Operation Linebacker II. 3 crewmen were KIA. EC-121 BatCat—2 total, 0 combat Wreckage of downed C-130 Hercules First loss: EC-121R 67-24193 (554th Reconnaissance Squadron, 553d RW) crashed 25 April 1969 on take-off in a thunderstorm from Korat RTAFB, killing all 18 crewmen. Final loss: EC-121R 67-21495 (554th RS) crashed on approach to Korat RTAFB on 6 September 1969, 4 of the 16 men were killed. F-4 Phantom II—445 total, 382 in combat

First loss: operational (non-combat), F-4C 64-0674 (45TH TFS, 15th TFW) which ran out of fuel after strike in SVN on 9 June 1965; first combat loss F-4C 64-0685 (45th TFS, 15th TFW) shot down Ta Chan, NW NVN on 20 June 1965. 9 of the losses were parked aircraft struck by rockets. Final loss: F-4D 66-8747 (432d TRW) on 29 June 1973. F-5 Freedom Fighter—9 total

First loss: 1965, final loss: 1967 F-100 Super Sabre—243 total, 198 in combat

First loss: 1964, final loss: 1971 F-102 Delta Dagger—14 total, 7 in combat

First loss: 1964, final loss: 1967. 4 of the combat losses were parked aircraft. F-104 Starfighter—14 total, 9 in combat

First loss: 56–0937 (476th TFS, 497th TFW) shot down by enemy ground fire during CAS mission near Tri Dao, Vietnam, on 29 June 1965, pilot Capt. R. Cole rescued[4]:24 Final loss: 57-0922 (435th TFS, 8th TFW) operational loss due to engine failure on 14 May 1967 in Thailand, pilot name unknown, survived[4]:100

F-105D Thunderchief—335 total, 283 in combat

First loss: 62–4371 (36th TFS, 6441st TFW) written off from battle damage over Laos 14 August 1964, at Korat, Thailand Final loss: 61–0153 (44th TFS, 355th TFW) shot down Laos 23 September 1970, pilot Capt. J. W. Newhouse rescued F-105F/G Thunderchief—47 total, 37 combat

First loss: EF-105F 63-8286 (13th TFS, 388th TFW) shot down by AAA RP-6 July 1966, Maj. Roosevelt Hestle[7] and Capt. Charles Morgan KIA A U.S. Air Force F-105D Thunderchief Final loss: F-105G 63-8359 (Det.1 561st TFS, 388th TFW) shot down by SAM 16 November 1972, RP-3, crew rescued shot down F-111A Aardvark—11 total, 6 in combat

First loss: mission-related TFR failure, 66-0022 (428th TFS 474th TFW, Project Combat Lancer), 28 March 1968, Maj. H.E. Mccann and Capt. D.L. Graham MIA Final loss: 67–0111 (474th TFW) mid-air collision over Cambodia, 16 June 1973, both crewmen rescued HU-16 Albatross—4 total, 2 in combat

First loss: 51-5287 to unknown cause 19 June 1965 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_aircraft_losses_of_the_Vietnam_War 4/13 10/29/2017 List of aircraft losses of the Vietnam War - Wikipedia 51-0058 to unknown cause, 3 July 1965 51-0071 (33d ARRS) shot down by AAA 14 March 1966, two crewmen killed Final loss: 51-7145 (37th ARRS) disappeared 18 October 1966, 7 crewmen KIA-BNR KB-50 Superfortress tanker—1 total, 0 combat

Only loss: KB-50J 48-0065 (421st Air Refueling Squadron Detachment) at Takhli RTAFB which crashed in Thailand on 14 October 1964, all 6 crewmen survived KC-135 Stratotanker—3 total, 0 combat

Two crashes in 1968, one 1969, all operational (non-combat) O-1 Bird Dog—172 total, 122 in combat

First loss: 1963 Final loss: 1972 O-2 Skymaster—104 total, 82 in combat

First loss: 1967 Final loss: 1972 OV-10 Bronco—63 total, 47 in combat

First loss: 1968 Final loss: 1973 QU-22 Pave Eagle—8 lost, 7 in combat

First loss: YQU-22A 68-10531 (554th RS, 553d RW) crashed due to engine failure on 11 June 1969 Final loss: QU-22B 70-1546 (554th RS) on 25 August 1972, pilot killed RF-4C Phantom II—83 total, 76 in combat

First loss: 1966 Final loss: 1972

RF-101 Voodoo—39 total, 33 in combat

First loss: 1964 Final loss: 1968 SR-71A Blackbird—2 total, 0 combat

First loss: 64-17969 (Det OL-8, 9th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing) suffered engine failure over Thailand on 10 May 1970, both crewmen ejected safely Final loss: 64-17978 (Det OL-KA, 9th SRW) crashed on landing at Kadena, Okinawa on 20 July 1972, both crewmen survived T-28 Trojan—23 total A U.S. aircraft shot down over North Vietnam, 1968 First loss: 1962 Final loss: 1968 U-2C "Dragon Lady"—1 total, 0 combat

Only loss: 56–6690 (349th Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron 100th SRW) which crashed on 8 October 1966 near Bien Hoa, SVN, Maj. Leo J Stewart ejected and was rescued U-3B Blue Canoe—1 total, 1 in combat

Only loss: 60–6058, destroyed on the ground during a VC attack on Tan Son Nhut, SVN on 14 June 1968. U-6A Beaver—1 total, 0 in combat

Only loss: 51-15565 (432d Tactical Reconnaissance Wing) which crashed in Thailand 28 December 1966, both crewmen survived U-10D Courier—1 total, 1 in combat

Only loss: 63-13102 (5th SOS, 14th SOW) shot down 14 August 1969 near Bien Hoa, killing 1/Lt Roger Brown https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_aircraft_losses_of_the_Vietnam_War 5/13 10/29/2017 List of aircraft losses of the Vietnam War - Wikipedia

USAF rotary-wing

CH/HH-3 Jolly Green Giant—34 total, 25 in combat

First loss: CH-3E 63-9685 (38th ARRS) to AAA North Vietnam on 6 November 1965, three crewmen POW, one rescued Final loss: HH-3E 65-12785 (37th ARRS) 21 November 1970, combat-assaulted inside Son Tay POW camp (Operation Ivory Coast) and deliberately destroyed by U.S. Special Forces HH-43B Pedro—13 lost, 8 in combat

First loss: 63–9713 (38th ARRS) damaged by fire 2 June 1965, crew rescued and aircraft destroyed to prevent its capture Final loss: 60–0282 (38th ARRS) crashed Cam Ranh Bay 7 August 1969, crew rescued CH/HH-53 Super Jolly—27 total, 17 in combat

First loss: HH-53C 66-14430 (40th ARRS) in Laos, damaged by gunfire 18 January 1969 crew rescued and aircraft destroyed by bombing to prevent capture Last losses: four CH-53s (68-10925, −10926, −10927, 70–1627, all from 21st SOS, 56th SOW) to AAA on 15 May 1975, Koh Tang, Kampuchea, (Mayaguez incident final aircraft losses of Vietnam War) UH-1 Iroquois—36 total

United States Navy Twenty-one aircraft carriers conducted 86 war cruises and operated 9,178 total days on the line in the Gulf of Tonkin. 530 aircraft were lost in combat and 329 more to operational causes, resulting in the deaths of 377 naval aviators, with 64 airmen reported missing and 179 taken prisoner of war.

USN fixed-wing carrier-based

A-1 Skyraider—65 total, 48 in combat

First loss: A-1H 139760 (VA-145, USS Constellation), to AAA 5 August 1964, Lt.j.g. R. C. Sather KIA (body recovered in 1985) Final loss: A-1H 134499 (VA-25, USS Coral Sea), to MIG 14 February 1968, Lt.j.g. J.P. Dunn MIA A-3 Skywarrior—7 total, 2 in combat

First loss: A-3B 142250 (VAH-4, USS Hancock), operational loss (non-combat) 22 December 1964, 3 rescued, 1 killed Final loss: A-3B 144627 (VAH-4, USS Kitty Hawk), AAA 8 March 1967, 3 crewmen KIA

A-4 Skyhawk—282 total, 195 in combat

First loss: A-4C 149578 (VA-144, USS Constellation), AAA 5 August 1964, Lt.j.g. Everett Alvarez POW (second longest held prisoner) Final loss: A-4F 155021 (VA-212, USS Hancock), AAA 6 September 1972, pilot rescued A-6 Intruder—62 total, 51 in combat

First loss: A-6A 151584 (VA-75, USS Independence), own bomb detonation Laos 14 July 1965, crew rescued Final loss: A-6A 157007 (VA-35, USS America), AAA South Vietnam 24 January 1973, crew rescued A-7 Corsair—100 total, 55 in combat

First loss: A-7A 153239 (VA-147, USS Ranger), SAM North Vietnam 22 December 1967, LCdr J.M. Hickerson POW Final loss: A-7E 156837 (VA-147, USS Constellation), operational loss (non-combat) 29 January 1973, pilot missing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_aircraft_losses_of_the_Vietnam_War 6/13 10/29/2017 List of aircraft losses of the Vietnam War - Wikipedia Operation Frequent Wind loss—"The Enterprise flew 95 sorties in support of the operation, but on no occasion was any ordnance used in anger, although an A-7E was lost to undetermined causes". The pilot was rescued at sea.[8] C-1 Trader—4 total, 0 in combat

First loss: C-1A 146047 (VR-21, USS Independence), non- combat 30 August 1965, 7 passengers and crew rescued C-1A 136784 (VR-21, USS Independence), operational loss (non- combat) 12 September 1965, 9 passengers and crew rescued, 1 killed C-1A 146016 (Composite Squadron Five VC-5), operational loss (non-combat) 8 August 1967, 3 passengers and 2 crew rescued Final loss: C-1A 146054 (Carrier Air Wing 11, USS Kitty Hawk), operational loss (non-combat) 16 January 1968, 7 passengers and crew rescued, 3 killed

C-2 Greyhound—2 total, 0 in combat 1967 USS Forrestal fire First loss: C-2A 152796 (VRC-50, USS Constellation), Gulf of Tonkin crash 2 October 1969, 26 passengers and crew killed Final loss: C-2A 152793 (VRC-50, USS Ranger), Gulf of Tonkin crash 15 December 1970, 3 crew killed E-1 Tracer—3 total, 0 in combat

First loss: E-1B 148918 (VAW-12, USS Independence), operational loss (non-combat) 22 September 1965, crew rescued Final loss: E-1B 148132 (VAW-111, USS Oriskany), operational loss (non-combat) 8 October 1967, 5 crewmen killed E-2 Hawkeye—2 total, 0 in combat

First loss: E-2A 151711 (VAW-116, USS Coral Sea), 8 April 1970, 5 crewmen killed Final loss: E-2B 151719 (VAW-115, USS Midway), 11 June 1971, 5 crewmen missing EKA-3 Skywarrior—2 lost, 0 in combat

First loss: EKA-3B 142400 (VAQ-132, USS America), operational loss (non-combat) 4 July 1970, 3 rescued Final loss: EKA-3B 142634 (VAQ-130, USS Ranger), operational loss (non-combat) 21 January 1973, 3 crewmen killed EA-1 Skyraider—4 total, 1 in combat

First loss: EA-1E 139603 (VAW-111, USS Yorktown), operational loss (non-combat) 15 April 1965, crew rescued Final loss: EA-1F 132543 (VAW-13, USS Franklin D. Roosevelt), operational loss (non-combat) 10 September 1966, crew rescued

F-4 Phantom—138 total, 75 in combat

First loss: F-4B 151412 (VA-142, USS Constellation), operational loss (non-combat) 13 November 1964, crew rescued Final combat loss (also last USN combat loss of war): F-4J 155768 (VF-143, USS Enterprise), AAA South Vietnam 27 January 1973, Cdr H.H. Hall and Lcdr P.A. Keintzer POW Final loss: F-4J 158361 (VF-21, USS Ranger), operational loss (non-combat) 29 January 1973, crew killed F-8 Crusader—118 total, 57 in combat

First loss: F-8D (VF-111, USS Kitty Hawk), to AAA over Laos 7 June 1964, LCdr C.D. Lynn rescued Final loss: (operational) F-8J 150887 (VF-191, USS Oriskany) 26 USAF F-4 Phantom II destroyed during November 1972, pilot rescued the Tet Offensive KA-3 Skywarrior—2 lost, 0 in combat

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_aircraft_losses_of_the_Vietnam_War 7/13 10/29/2017 List of aircraft losses of the Vietnam War - Wikipedia First loss: KA-3B 142658 (VAH-4, USS Oriskany), operational loss (non-combat) 28 July 1967, 1 crewmen rescued, 2 killed Final loss: KA-3B 138943 (VAH-10, USS Coral Sea), operational loss (non-combat) 17 February 1969, 3 crewmen killed

RA-5 Vigilante—27 total, 18 in combat

First loss: RA-5C 149306 (RVAH-5, USS Ranger), operational loss (non-combat) 9 December 1965, 2 crewmen killed Final loss: RA-5C 156633 (RVAH-13, USS Enterprise), to MiG-21 North Vietnam 28 December 1972, Lcdr A.H. Agnew POW, Lt. M.F. Haifley KIA RF-8 Crusader—29 total, 19 in combat

First loss: RF-8A (Det. C VFP-63, USS Kitty Hawk), 6 June 1964, to AAA in Laos, Lt. C. F. Klusmann POW A-5 Vigilante destroyed in the USS Final loss: RF-8G 144608 (VFP-63, USS Oriskany), operational Forrestal fire loss (non-combat) 13 December 1972, pilot rescued S-2 Tracker—5 total, 3 in combat

First loss: S-2D 149252 (VS-35, USS Hornet), unknown combat loss 21 January 1966, 4 crewmen MIA S-2E 152351 (VS-21, USS Kearsarge), combat loss 11 October 1966, 4 crewmen KIA US-2C 133365 (VC-5, NAS Atsugi, Japan), combat loss 13 May 1967, 2 crewmen KIA US-2C 133371 (VC-5, USS Hornet), operational loss (non-combat) 27 September 1967, crew rescued Final loss: S-2E (VS-23, USS Yorktown), unknown combat loss 17 March 1968, 4 crewmen KIA

USN rotary-wing

SH-2/UH-2 Sea Sprite—12 lost, 0 in combat

First loss: UH-2A 149751 (HC-1, USS Hancock), operational loss (non-combat) 10 January 1966, 4 crewmen rescued Final loss: UH-2C 149767 (HC-1, USS Bon Homme Richard), operational loss (non-combat) 10 August 1969, 4 crewmen rescued SH-3 Sea King—20 lost, 8 in combat

First loss: SH-3A 148993 (HS-2, USS Hornet), AAA North Vietnam 13 November 1965, 4 crewmen rescued Final loss: SH-3D 156494 (HS-7, USS Saratoga), operational loss (non-combat) 31 December 1972, crew rescued

United States Marine Corps U.S. Marine Corps aircraft lost in combat included 193 fixed-wing and 270 rotary-wing aircraft.

USMC fixed-wing

A-4 Skyhawk—81 lost A-6 Intruder—25 lost C-117 Skytrain—2 lost EA-6A Intruder—2 lost EF-10 Skynight—5 lost F-4 Phantom—95 lost, 72 combat F-8 Crusader—21 lost Burning VNAF C-130 Hercules KC-130 Hercules—4 lost O-1 Bird Dog—7 lost https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_aircraft_losses_of_the_Vietnam_War 8/13 10/29/2017 List of aircraft losses of the Vietnam War - Wikipedia OV-10 Bronco—10 lost

RF-4 Phantom—4 lost RF-8 Crusader—1 lost TA-4 Skyhawk—10 lost TF-9 Cougar—1 lost Source for F-4 losses is Phantom with U.S. Marine Corps (Joe Baugher) (http s://web.archive.org/web/20070513164016/http://home.att.net/~jbaugher1/f 4_39.html), others are unsourced

USMC rotary-wing RF-4 explodes after being hit by SA- 2 missile. AH-1 Cobra—7 lost HUS-1—75 lost UH-1E Huey—69 lost CH-37 Mojave—1 lost CH-46D Sea Knight—109 lost CH-53 Sea Stallion—9 lost[9]

United States Army

USA fixed-wing Wreckage of downed UH-1 Iroquois

OV-1A/B/C/D Mohawk—65 lost[10] O-1 Bird Dog—297 lost

USA rotary-wing 5,086 (which include not in addition to the above statistics)[11]

Bell 205—1 lost (Air America) AH-1G—270 lost BELL—1 lost

CH-21C—14 lost CH-34—2 lost CH-37B—1 lost CH-37C—1 lost

CH-47A—83 lost Wreckage of downed USAF HH-3 CH-47B—20 lost Jolly Green Giant helicopter CH-47C—29 lost CH-54A—9 lost H-13D—3 lost H-37A—2 lost OH-13S—147 lost OH-23G—93 lost OH-58A—45 lost OH-6A—842 lost UH-1—60 lost UH-1A—1 lost https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_aircraft_losses_of_the_Vietnam_War 9/13 10/29/2017 List of aircraft losses of the Vietnam War - Wikipedia UH-1B—357 lost UH-1C—365 lost UH-1D—886 lost UH-1E—90 lost UH-1F—18 lost UH-1H—1,313 lost UH-34D—176 lost Two downed CH-21s Republic of Vietnam aircraft

A-1 Skyraider A-37A/B Dragonfly AC-47 AC-119G/K Stinger—served March 1972 B-57 Canberra C-7A Caribou—served late 1971 to mid-1974 (grounded due to budget cuts) C-47 Skytrain Downed CH-47 Chinook C-119 Flying Boxcar—served March 1968 C-123K Provider—served May 1973 to 1973 only (replaced by C-130A), 10 lost, 4 to ground fire C-130A Hercules—2 combat losses F-5A/B/C Freedom Fighter F-5E Tiger II U/H-1D/H Iroquois (helicopter) C/UH-34C/D/G Choctaw (helicopter) CH-47A Chinook (helicopter) O-1 Bird Dog O-2A Skymaster—served 1970 to mid-1974 (grounded due to budget cuts) VNAF pilot jumps into the sea from his UH-1 during Operation Frequent Wind. T-28 Trojan T-37 Tweety Bird (trainer) T-41D Mescalero (trainer) U-6A Beaver U-17A/B Skywagon VNAF a/c details sourced from "Flying Dragon – The Republic of Vietnam Air Force" Robert C. Milikesh, Schiffer Military History, 2005

North Vietnam army captured 877 South Vietnam aircraft at war's end. The total number of downed and captured aircraft is unknown.[12]

Royal Australian Air Force

Fixed wing 7 total

C-7 Caribou—3 total, 1 in combat; all from No. 35 Squadron RAAF

Caribou A4-193 was destroyed by mortar fire while taxiing at That Son (near the Cambodian border) on 29 March 1970.[13] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_aircraft_losses_of_the_Vietnam_War 10/13 10/29/2017 List of aircraft losses of the Vietnam War - Wikipedia English Electric Canberra—2 total, 2 in combat; both from No. 2 Squadron RAAF

First loss: Canberra A84-231 disappeared on 3 November 1970 on a night bombing mission in the northern 1st Corps Tactical Zone region of South Vietnam after dropping its bombs near Da Nang. Pilot Officer Robert Charles Carver (24) and Flying Officer Michael Patrick John Herbert (24), were both MIA until 30 July 2009 when their remains were positively identified.[14] Final loss: A84-228 shot down by two SA-2 SAM missiles on 14 March 1971; Wing Commander F. J. L. Downing and Flight Lieutenant A.J. Pinches were both rescued.[13] CAC Sabre—2 total, 2 in combat; both from No. 79 Squadron RAAF

First Loss: CA-27 Sabre Mk 32 A94-984; 24 September 1964, crashed 28 nautical miles west of RAAF Ubon, Thailand following engine failure; the pilot, Flight Lieutenant Ian McFarlane ejected Final loss: CA-27 Sabre Mk 32 A94-986; 3 January 1968; crashed due to engine failure three miles south west of RAAF Ubon; Pilot Officer Michael McGrath was killed, one Thai national injured on ground. The first and only fatal crash by an RAAF aircraft in Thailand.

Rotary-wing

UH-1—6 total, all from No. 9 Squadron RAAF[13]

North Vietnamese aircraft

Fixed-wing losses Claimed by VPAF: 154 MiG aircraft lost through all causes, including 131 in air combat (includes 63 MiG-17s, 8 MiG-19s and 60 MiG-21s)[15][16]

People's Republic of China aircraft

MiG-17 Fresco—1 thought to be shot down[17] MiG-21 №4326, which shot down 13 See also aircraft during the war

List of United States aerial victories of the Vietnam War

References

1. Dark Eagles: A History of the Top Secret U.S. Aircraft (1999). Peebles Curtis. Presidio Press. P.39 2. https://higherlogicdownload.s3.amazonaws.com/AFA/6379b747-7730-4f82-9b45- a1c80d6c8fdb/UploadedImages/Mitchell%20Publications/The%20Air%20Force%20and%20the%20Vietnam%20War.pdf 3. Schlight, John. "A War too Long: The USAF in Southeast Asia 1961–1975" (https://web.archive.org/web/2007070511 3957/https://www.airforcehistory.hq.af.mil/Publications/fulltext/a_war_too_long.pdf) (PDF). Air Force History and Museums Programs. Archived from the original (https://www.airforcehistory.hq.af.mil/Publications/fulltext/a_war_too_l ong.pdf) (PDF) on 5 July 2007. Retrieved 20 February 2007. Page 103 4. Hobson 2001. 5. https://books.google.com.vn/books?id=U0zIt5KPEbQC&pg=PA81&lpg=PA81&dq=b- 52+damage+scrapped&source=bl&ots=lULQNE9NHM&sig=UhU2N98kT3ohnwsVAVn1fWauSqE&hl=vi&sa=X&redir_esc 52%20damage%20scrapped&f=false 6. Photo of Caribou crash (http://www.c-7acaribou.com/album/photos/photo02.htm) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_aircraft_losses_of_the_Vietnam_War 11/13 10/29/2017 List of aircraft losses of the Vietnam War - Wikipedia 7. Hestle remains accounted for June 2017 (http://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/Recent-News-Stories/Article/1225781/pil ot-killed-in-vietnam-war-identified-hestle/) 8. [1] (https://web.archive.org/web/20120113183340/http://www.history.navy.mil/shiphist/e/cvn-65/1975.pdf) 9. USMC HELO LOSSES(1962–1973) by aircraft type (http://www.popasmoke.com/helolosses.html) Archived (http s://web.archive.org/web/20100203160216/http://www.popasmoke.com/helolosses.html) 3 February 2010 at the Wayback Machine. 10. "The OV-1 Mohawk Remembered Firsthand: Piloting the Mohawk in Vietnam" (http://www.defensemedianetwork.com/ stories/the-ov-1-mohawk-remembered-firsthand-piloting-the-mohawk-in-vietnam/) . Defense Media Network. 24 September 2013. Retrieved 15 December 2015. 11. Roush, Gary. "Helicopter Losses in the Vietnam War" (http://www.vhpa.org/heliloss.pdf) (PDF). Vietnam Helicopter Pilots' Association. Archived (https://web.archive.org/web/20081029002005/http://www.vhpa.org/heliloss.pdf) (PDF) from the original on 29 October 2008. Retrieved 9 October 2008. 12. Toperczer, Istvan. MiG-21 Units of the Vietnam War. Osprey 2001, No. 29. pp.80-81 13. http://www.airforce.gov.au/history/vietnam.aspx 14. http://www.defence.gov.au/media/download/2009/Apr/20090421/index.htm 15. Migs over North Vietnam: The Vietnam People's Air Force in Combat, 1965-75, Stackpole Military History 16. http://www.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/c016682.pdf 17. U.S. Air-to-Air Victories during the Cold War, Wars in Yugoslavia, and Anti-Terror War (http://www.acig.info/CMS/inde x.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=48&Itemid=47)

Sources

Sources for USAF figures:

USAF Operations Report, 30 November 1973[1] Campbell, John M. and Hill, Michael. Roll Call: Thud. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing Ltd., 1996. ISBN 0-7643-0062-8. Hobson, Chris. Vietnam Air Losses, USAF, USN, USMC, Fixed-Wing Aircraft Losses in Southeast Asia 1961–1973. North Branch, Minnesota: Specialty Press, 2001. ISBN 1-85780- 115-6.

Sources for USN carrier-based figures:

Francillon, René. Tonkin Gulf Yacht Club: US Carrier Operations off Vietnam, Naval Institute Press (1988) ISBN 0- 87021-696-1 [2] (http://mysite.verizon.net/anneled/usloss.html) US Air-to-Air Losses in the Vietnam War [3] (https://web.archive.org/web/20150915174306/http://mysite.verizon.net/anneled/usvictor.html) US Air-to-Air Victories in the Vietnam War

External links

Widow travels to Vietnam after 40 years and finds her MIA husband's Marine Corps F-4 jet crash site in Que Son Mtns (http://www.bringingjerryhome.com)

1. "Vietnam War Almanac" (http://www.airforce-magazine.com/Almanacs/Other%20Almanacs/0904vietnam.pdf) (PDF). AIR FORCE Magazine (September 2004). Retrieved 7 February 2007.

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