Fixed-Wing Aircraft Combat Attrition

Desert Storm Coalition Fixed-Wing Aircraft Combat Attrition

The following table is a representation of all combat damage and losses reported by the Coalition during

the 1991 Gulf War. Times are expressed either in Zulu (Z) or Local (L); D/L indicates whether this was

combat damage (D) or a combat loss (L); all unit designations are American unless otherwise noted;

abbreviations for Allied air forces are as follows: RAF (Royal Air Force), FAF (French Air Force), KAF

(Kuwaiti Air Force), IAF (Italian Air Force), RSAF(Royal Saudi Air Force). Common causes are either AAA

or SAMs, either infra-red (IR-SAM) or radar-guided (R-SAM). Two cases are listed as "DEA-Other", which

indicates Direct Enemy Action - Other, usually a crash resulting from manuevers against a threat.

Sources: Gulf War Airpower Survey, Vol. 5; Norman Friedman, Desert Victory; World Air Power Journal.

Additionally, Mark Bovankovich offered corrections and several intriguing details on these incidents. All

errors, however, remain entirely mine.

DATE/TIME D/L TYPE UNIT NATION LOCATION CAUSE

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1/17 2012Z L F-15E 4 TFW USAF 16nm SW Basra AAA

1/17 1933Z L GR.1 617 SQ RAF 8nm NWW Tallil AAA

1/17 1327Z L A-4 KAF 25nm S Kuw.City R-SAM

1/17 0200Z L F/A-18C VFA-81 USN 29nm SE Baghdad MiG-25PD

1/17 0632Z L GR.1 15 SQ RAF 1nm W Basrah R-SAM

1/17 2000Z L A-6E VA-35 10nm SW H-3 R-SAM

1/17 D Jaguar FrAF AAA

1/17 D Jaguar FrAF ?

1/17 D A-6E USN Over H-3 AAA

1/17 D Jaguar FrAF AAA

1/17 0700Z D A-10A 10 TFW USAF SE Iraq AAA

1/17 0210Z D F-111F 48 TFW USAF 15nm E Salman Pak AAA

1/17 D Jaguar FrAF SA-14/16?

1/17 1200L D A-10A 354 TFW USAF AAA

1/17 D B-52G 42 BW USAF SA-3/6?

1/17 0130Z D F-111F 48 TFW USAF 1nm S Balad Afld AAA

1/17 0230Z D F-111F 48 TFW USAF AAA

1/18 1540Z L A-6E VA-155 USN Marsh, SW Abadan AAA

1/18 0001Z L GR.1 RAF 20nm NW Kuw.City ?

1/18 0610Z L OV-10 USMC Ras Al Mishab IR-SAM

1/19 0642Z L GR.1 617 SQ RAF 51nm SE Tallil IR-SAM

1/19 1700Z L GR.1 15 SQ RAF H-3 R-SAM

1/19 2219Z L F-15E 4 TFW USAF Al Qiam SA-2

1/19 L GR.1 RSAF AAA

1/19 1404Z L F-16C 401 TFW USAF 36nm W Tallil R-SAM

1/19 0255Z L F-4G 35 TFW USAF 1nm N KKMC AAA

1/19 1557Z L F-16C 401 TFW USAF Baghdad R-SAM

1/21 0354Z L F-14A+ VF-103 USN H-2/H-3 SA-2

1/21 D A-6E USN? ?

1/21 0900Z D F-16C 388 TFW USAF Baghdad Nuc R&D R-SAM

1/21 1900Z D AC-130 1 SOW USAF IR-SAM

1/22 0200Z L GR.1 16 SQ RAF N3306 E04002 ?

1/22 D F-15C 1 TFW USAF "Home Station" DEA Other

1/23 1630L D A-10A 23 TFW USAF AAA

1/24 D GR.1 RAF R-SAM

1/26 0313Z D B-52G 1708 PBW USAF AAA

1/27 D B-52G 1708 PBW USAF AAA

1/28 0707Z L AV-8B USMC 15nm S Ahmadi AAA

1/29 0900L D A-10A 354 TFW USAF AAA

1/31 0325Z L AC-130H 1 SOW USAF 12nm N Khafji IR-SAM

1/31 1600L D A-10A 354 TFW USAF AAA

1/31 D OA-10A 23 TASS USAF AAA

1/31 1015L D A-10A 926 TFG USAF N3010 E04620 IR-SAM

2/1 D A-10A 354 TFW USAF AAA

2/1 D A-10A 23 TFW USAF AAA

2/2 0925Z L A-10A 23 TFW USAF 20nm SW Kuw.Cty IR-SAM

2/2 0840Z L A-6E USN? 20nm E Kuw.Cty AAA

2/2 D A-10A 354 TFW USAF AAA

2/5 0610Z L F/A-18 USN? 40nm E. Kuw.Cty ?

2/5 1500L L A-10A 354 TFW USAF AAA

2/6 1100L D A-10A 354 TFW USAF IR-SAM

2/7 L GR.1 27 SQ RAF R-SAM

2/9 1340Z L AV-8B USMC? 24nm SW Kuw.Cty IR-SAM

2/9 L F/A-18 USMC? IR-SAM?

2/11 1130L D A-10A 23 TFW USAF AAA

2/11 D A-10A 23 TFW USAF AAA

2/12 D AV-8B VMA-542 USMC AAA

2/13 0630Z L F-5E RSAF Near Wadi Al Kirk AAA

2/13 2239Z L EF-111 20 TFW USAF 30nm NW Arar DEA Other

2/14 0545Z L GR.1 15 SQ RAF 50nm NW Baghdad R-SAM

2/15 1335Z L A-10A 354 TFW USAF 60nm NW Kuw.Cty SA-13

2/15 D A-6E USN? ?

2/15 0830L D A-10A 23 TFW USAF IR-SAM

2/19 0622Z L OA-10A 23 TASS USAF 62nm NW Kuw.Cty IR-SAM

2/21 D F/A-18 VMFA-314 USMC IR-SAM

2/21 D F/A-18 VMFA-121 USMC IR-SAM

2/21 D A-6E VMA-224 USMC AAA

2/21 D F/A-18 VMFA-333 USMC IR-SAM

2/22 1500L L A-10A 23 TFW USAF IR-SAM

2/22 D F/A-18 VMFA-451 USMC IR-SAM

2/23 1930Z L AV-8B VMA-542 USMC 2nm W Kuw.Cty IR-SAM

2/23 D AV-8B VMA-311 USMC AAA

2/24 D F/A-18 VMFA-314 USMC IR-SAM

2/25 0945Z L OV-10 VMO-1 USMC S. Kuwait IR-SAM

2/25 0700Z L AV-8B VMA-542 USMC Ali Al Salem IR-SAM

2/26 1030L D B-52G 379 BMW USAF R-SAM

2/26 1230Z D F-16A 174 TFW USAF IR-SAM

2/26 D F-16C 388 TFW USAF ?

2/26 1029L D B-52G 379 BMW USAF R-SAM

2/27 0932Z L OA-10A 23 TASS USAF KKMC IR-SAM

2/27 0345Z L AV-8B VMA-331 USMC 30nm NNE Kuw.Cty AAA

2/27 1600L L F-16C 50 TFW USAF AAA

2/27 1330L D F-16C 388 TFW USAF IR-SAM

2/27 D F/A-18 USMC Small arms

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