List of Aviation Accidents and Incidents in The War in Afghanistan - Summary Per Type

Summary Per Type

Rotary-wing losses

119 (27 to hostile fire)

Type # Hostile fire
AB-212 1
AH-1W Supercobra 3 1
AH-64 Apache 13
UH-60 Black Hawk 17 5
CH-47 Chinook 32 13
CH-53E Super Stallion 1
CH-53 Sea Stallion 4 1
CH-146 Griffon 1
Cougar AS532 2
Super Puma AS332 1
Eurocopter Tiger 1
HH-60 Pave Hawk 5 2
MH-53 Pave Low 2
MH-6J 1
Mil Mi-17 5
Mil Mi-24 4 1
Merlin MK3 1
OH-58 Kiowa 6 3
Aerospatiale Gazelle 2
Westland Sea King 1 1
CV-22 Osprey 1
UH-1N Huey 3
UH-1Y Venom 1
Unknown 11

Fixed-wing losses

32 (*9 to hostile fire while on the ground)

Type # Hostile fire
F-15 Eagle 2
F-16 Falcon 2
F-18 Hornet 1
Dassault Rafale 1
Mirage 2000 1
C-130 Hercules 5
Antonov An-32 1
C-12 Huron 1
GR-4 Tornado 1
MC-130 Combat Talon/Shadow 2
Nimrod MR.2 1
P-3 Orion 1
U-2 1
E-2 Hawkeye 1
B-1 Lancer 1
Harrier 10 *9

Contract aircraft losses

25

Type # Hostile fire
IL-76 4
Airbus A-300 1
Antonov An-12 3
Antonov An-26 1
Lockheed Hercules L 100-30 2
CASA 212 1
Mi-26 2 1
Mi-8/17 8
AB 212 1 1
Bell 214 2

| Notes:

  • Numerous crashes and shootdowns involving UAVs are not included in the lists above, because UAVs crash more than manned aircraft.
  • Summaries are calculated based on the incidents included in this article.

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