Operational Losses
A total of 20 Navy EC-121s were destroyed in accidents, with 113 aircrew deaths:
- 15 WV-2/EC-121K
- 3 WV-2Q/EC-121M
- 2 WV-3/WC-121N
Another EC-121M was destroyed in combat. In 1969, North Korean Air Force MiG fighters shot down an EC-121 off the country's east coast, killing all of the crew of 31 on board.
The USAF had a total of 11 Warning Stars destroyed in accidents, killing 66 aircrew:
- 2 RC-121C/TC-121C
- 2 RC-121D
- 3 EC-121H
- 3 EC-121R
- 1 EC-121T
Three EC-121Hs from the 551st AEWCW were lost on 11 July 1965, 11 November 1966 and 25 April 1967, respectively, resulting in 50 deaths, including the wing commander of the 551st AEWCW, Col James P. Lyle. The two Batcat EC-121R crashes resulted in 22 killed.
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