List of aircraft losses of the Vietnam War

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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.{{cite web|last=Schlight |first=John |url=https://www.airforcehistory.hq.af.mil/Publications/fulltext/a_war_too_long.pdf|title=A War too Long: The USAF in Southeast Asia 1961–1975 |publisher=Air Force History and Museums Programs |access-date=20 February 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070705113957/https://www.airforcehistory.hq.af.mil/Publications/fulltext/a_war_too_long.pdf |archive-date=5 July 2007}} Page 103Hobson 2001.{{rp|268}}

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• 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, one RVNAF observer [name unknown] KIA){{rp|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 six total, four 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)
• 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 three 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

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• AC-47 Spooky—19 total, 12 in combat
• First loss: 1965, final loss: 1969
• AC-119 Shadow/Stinger—six total, two 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 six of 10 crewmen{{rp|191}}
• Final loss: AC-119K 53-7826 (18th SOS, 56th SOW out of Bien Hoa AB), shot down by 37mm flak over An Lộc, SVN, on 2 May 1972, seven survivors of 10 crewmen{{rp|223}}
• AC-130 Spectre—six 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, two crewmen died (one died of injuries before reaching Ubon) but 11 others survived
• Final loss: 1972

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• B-52 Stratofortress—31 total (17 in combat, two more being scrapped after sustaining battle damage, and 12 crashed in flight accidents){{cite book|author=Jon Lake|title=B-52 Stratofortress Units in Combat 1955–73|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=U0zIt5KPEbQC&pg=PA81|year=2004|publisher=Bloomsbury USA|isbn=978-1-84176-607-2|page=81}}{{Dead link|date=August 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
• First losses were operational (non-combat) mid-air collision two B-52F 57-0047 and 57-0179 (441st Bomb Squadron, 320th Bomb Wing), 18 June 1965, South China Sea during air refueling orbit, eight 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—one total, 0 in combat
• Crashed while attempting emergency landing at Tan Son Nhut AB 4 April 1975, as part of Operation Babylift.
• C-7 Caribou—19 total, 9 in combat
• 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 three 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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.c-7acaribou.com/album/photos/photo02.htm|title=C-7A Caribou Association - Friendly Fire|website=www.c-7acaribou.com|accessdate=29 July 2023}}
• Final loss: C-7B 62-12584 (483d TAW) which crashed in SVN on 13 January 1971, all four 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 seven of the eight crewmen. The sole survivor, US Army Maj. Lawrence Bailey was captured and held until August 1962.
• Final loss: EC-47Q 43-48636 (361st Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron, 56th SOW) shot down in Laos on the night of 04/5 4–5 February 1973, killing all eight crewmen.
• 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

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• 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.
• 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
• 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{{rp|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{{rp|100}}

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• 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{{Cite web|url=https://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/Recent-News-Stories/Article/1225781/pilot-killed-in-vietnam-war-identified-hestle/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dpaa.mil%2FNews-Stories%2FRecent-News-Stories%2FArticle%2F1225781%2Fpilot-killed-in-vietnam-war-identified-hestle%2F|title=Pilot Killed In Vietnam War Identified (Hestle)|website=Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency|accessdate=29 July 2023}} and Capt. Charles Morgan KIA
• Final loss: F-105G 63-8359 (Det.1 561st TFS, 388th TFW) shot down by SAM 16 November 1972, RP-3, crew rescued
• 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
• 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

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• 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
• 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

• 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

Twenty-one aircraft carriers conducted 86 war cruises and operated 9,178 total days on the line in the Gulf of Tonkin. 532 aircraft were lost in combat and 329 more to operational causes, resulting in the deaths of 401 naval aviators, with 64 airmen reported missing and 179 taken prisoner of war.

• A-1 Skyraider—65 total, 48 in combat
• First loss: A-1H 139760 (VA-145, {{USS|Constellation|CV-64|6}}), 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|CV-43|6}}), to MiG 15 February 1968, Lt.j.g. J.P. Dunn KIA{{rp|136}}
• A-3 Skywarrior—7 total, 2 in combat
• First loss: A-3B 142250 (VAH-4, {{USS|Hancock|CV-19|6}}), operational loss (non-combat) 22 December 1964, 3 rescued, 1 killed
• Final loss: A-3B 144627 (VAH-4, {{USS|Kitty Hawk|CV-63|6}}), AAA 8 March 1967, 3 crewmen KIA

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• 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|CV-19|6}}), AAA 6 September 1972, pilot rescued
• A-6 Intruder—62 total, 51 in combat
• First loss: A-6A 151584 (VA-75, {{USS|Independence|CV-62|6}}), own bomb detonation Laos 14 July 1965, crew rescued
• Final loss: A-6A 157007 (VA-35, {{USS|America|CV-66|6}}), 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|CV-61|6}}), 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
• 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.{{cite web |url=http://www.history.navy.mil/shiphist/e/cvn-65/1975.pdf |title=Archived copy |website=www.history.navy.mil |access-date=15 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120113183340/http://www.history.navy.mil/shiphist/e/cvn-65/1975.pdf |archive-date=13 January 2012 |url-status=dead}}
• 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
• 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|CV-34|6}}), 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|CV-41|6}}), 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|CV-10|6}}), operational loss (non-combat) 15 April 1965, crew rescued
• Final loss: EA-1F 132543 (VAW-13, {{USS|Franklin D. Roosevelt|CV-42|6}}), operational loss (non-combat) 10 September 1966, crew rescued

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• 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|CVN-65|6}}), AAA South Vietnam 27 January 1973, Cdr H.H. Hall (MIA) and LCdr P.A. Kientzler (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 November 1972, pilot rescued
• KA-3 Skywarrior—2 lost, 0 in combat
• 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

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• 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
• Final loss: RF-8G 144608 (VFP-63, USS Oriskany), operational 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|CV-12|6}}), unknown combat loss 21 January 1966, 4 crewmen missing
• Final loss: S-2E (VS-23, USS Yorktown), unknown combat loss 17 March 1968, 4 crewmen KIA

• 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|CV-31|6}}), 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|CV-60|6}}), operational loss (non-combat) 31 December 1972, crew rescued

• OV-10 Bronco—7 total, 6 in combat{{Cite web|url=https://blackpony.org/writtenoff.htm|title=Bronco Writeoffs|website=blackpony.org|accessdate=29 July 2023}}
• First VAL-4 loss: 155490 was shot down the night of 12 July 1969. Crash Location: Near Ap Bac, Chau Doc Province, South Vietnam. Both Aircrew members were Killed In-Action
• Last VAL-4 loss: 155461 crashed on 9 February 1972. Crash Location: Into Sea off southwest coast of Vietnam near Rach Gia and Ca Mau. Pilot was Killed In-Action, Copilot ejected and was Wounded In-Action
• P-3B Orion – 2 lost
• First loss: P3-B 153440 (VP-26, U-Tapao), AAA South Vietnam, 6 February 1968, 12 crewmen KIA
• Final loss: P3-B 153445 (VP-26, U-Tapao), possible AAA South Vietnam, 1 April 1968, 12 crewmen KIA[http://webapp1.dlib.indiana.edu/virtual_disk_library/index.cgi/1025775/FID1977/NAVY/Chap_3.pdf Dictionary of American naval aviation squadrons] p. 173

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

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• 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{{Cite web |last=Baugher |first=Joe |date=August 12, 2000 |title=Phantom with US Marine Corps |url=http://home.att.net/~jbaugher1/f4_39.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070513164016/http://home.att.net/~jbaugher1/f4_39.html |archive-date=2007-05-13}}
• F-8 Crusader—21 lost
• KC-130 Hercules—4 lost
• O-1 Bird Dog—7 lost
• OV-10 Bronco—10 lost

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• RF-4 Phantom—4 lost
• RF-8 Crusader—1 lost
• TA-4 Skyhawk—10 lost
• TF-9 Cougar—1 lost

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• 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{{Cite web|url=http://www.popasmoke.com/helolosses.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100203160216/http://www.popasmoke.com/helolosses.html|url-status=dead|title=USMC HELO LOSSES(1962–1973) by aircraft type|archive-date=3 February 2010}}

• OV-1A/B/C/D Mohawk—65 lost{{cite web|url=http://www.defensemedianetwork.com/stories/the-ov-1-mohawk-remembered-firsthand-piloting-the-mohawk-in-vietnam/|title=The OV-1 Mohawk Remembered Firsthand: Piloting the Mohawk in Vietnam|publisher=Defense Media Network|date=24 September 2013|access-date=15 December 2015}}
• O-1 Bird Dog—297 lost

5,195+{{cite web| last = Roush| first = Gary| url = http://www.vhpa.org/heliloss.pdf| title = Helicopter Losses in the Vietnam War| publisher = Vietnam Helicopter Pilots' Association| access-date =9 October 2008 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20081029002005/http://www.vhpa.org/heliloss.pdf| archive-date= 29 October 2008 | url-status= live}}

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• Bell 205—1 lost (Air America)
• AH-1G—303 lost+

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

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• CH-47A—83 lost
• CH-47B—20 lost
• 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
• 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

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• A-1 Skyraider – 225 lost
• A-37A/B Dragonfly – 38 lost
• AC-47 – 9 lost
• C/AC-119G/K Stinger – 8 lost
• C-7A Caribou – 6 lost
• C/EC-47 Skytrain – 17 lost
• C-123K Provider – 11 lost
• C-130A Hercules – 2 lost
• F-5A/B/C/E Freedom Fighter/Tiger II – ~250 lost (including 114 captured)
• U/H-1D/H Iroquois (helicopter) – 332 lost
• C/UH-34C/D/G Choctaw (helicopter) – 140 lost
• CH-47A Chinook (helicopter) – 10 lost
• O-1 Bird Dog – 152 lost
• O-2A Skymaster – 2 lost
• T-41D Mescalero – 1 lost
• U-6A Beaver – 10 lost
• U-17A/B Skywagon – 39 lost

North Vietnam captured 877 South Vietnamese aircraft at war's end.

5 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.{{cite web |url=http://www.airforce.gov.au/history/vietnam.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090119213127/http://airforce.gov.au/history/vietnam.aspx |archive-date=19 January 2009 |title=SE Asia and Vietnam: Royal Australian Air Force}}
• 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.{{cite web |url=http://www.defence.gov.au/media/download/2009/Apr/20090421/index.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090425045321/http://www.defence.gov.au/media/download/2009/Apr/20090421/index.htm |archive-date=25 April 2009 |title=Image Galleries 2009 - Department of Defence}}
• 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.

• UH-1—6 total, all from No. 9 Squadron RAAF

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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)Migs over North Vietnam: The Vietnam People's Air Force in Combat, 1965–75, Stackpole Military History[http://apps.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/c016682.pdf New limitation change] dtic.mil

Russian source: 65 MiG-21s, 5 MiG-19s, 75 MiG-17s lost through all causes.{{cite web |url=http://old.vko.ru/pictures/2006_26/42_01.jpg |title=Archived copy |website=old.vko.ru |access-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203010754/http://old.vko.ru/pictures/2006_26/42_01.jpg |archive-date=3 February 2014 |url-status=dead}} 2 Mi-4, 5 An-2, 5 Il-14, 1 MiG-15UTI, 1 Il-28, 1 L-29, 1 Lisunov Li-2 lost through all causes{{Cite web|title=Потери ВВС ДРВ - Авиация в локальных конфликтах - www.skywar.ru|url=http://skywar.ru/nvafloss.html|access-date=2021-04-16|website=skywar.ru}} Total: 159 aircraft and 2 helicopter lost.

• MiG-17 Fresco—1 thought to be shot down[http://www.acig.info/CMS/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=48&Itemid=47 U.S. Air-to-Air Victories during the Cold War, Wars in Yugoslavia, and Anti-Terror War]

• List of United States aerial victories of the Vietnam War

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• {{cite web| url = http://www.airforce-magazine.com/Almanacs/Other%20Almanacs/0904vietnam.pdf| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200929062227/http://www.airforce-magazine.com/Almanacs/Other%20Almanacs/0904vietnam.pdf| url-status = dead| archive-date = 29 September 2020| title = Vietnam War Almanac | publisher = AIR FORCE Magazine |date=September 2004| access-date =7 February 2007 }}
• 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}}.
• Francillon, René. Tonkin Gulf Yacht Club: US Carrier Operations off Vietnam, Naval Institute Press (1988) {{ISBN|0-87021-696-1}}
• {{citation |url=http://mysite.verizon.net/anneled/usloss.html |title= US Air-to-Air Losses in the Vietnam War |date=2002 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120331182753/http://mysite.verizon.net/anneled/usloss.html |archive-date= 31 March 2012 }}
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20150915174306/http://mysite.verizon.net/anneled/usvictor.html] US Air-to-Air Victories in the Vietnam War

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

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